Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches Classified DoD Mission December 2, 1988
Date: December 2, 1988
Date: December 2, 1988
A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing five people and injuring 50 others. Date: December 8, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Aeroflot Yak-40…
Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage. Date: September 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Clapham Junction Rail Crash Kills 35,…
Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province. Date: November 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Candle Demonstration in Bratislava: First Mass Anti-Communist…
Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, is enacted. Date: May 24, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988New…
Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority state. Date: December 2, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq…
China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146 crashes near Chongqing Baishiyi Airport, killing all 98 passengers and 10 crew members. Date: January 18, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988USS Vincennes Shoots Down Iran Air Flight…