Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches Classified DoD Mission December 2, 1988

Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5,000 people and injuring about 10,000 people. Date: March 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day…

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect. Date: June 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Black Saturday Yellowstone Fire in Yellowstone National Park, August 20, 1988Reagan Suspends Moscow Embassy Construction Over Soviet…

New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens. Date: May 9, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Takes Effect June 1, 1988Surgeon General Koop Compares Nicotine Addiction to Heroin and Cocaine, May…

General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests. Date: July 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Iran-Contra Affair: North and Poindexter Indicted for Conspiracy, March 16, 1988New Parliament…

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 1988General Ne Win…