Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-43 to Deploy TDRS-5 Satellite, August 2, 1991

Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during approach to Imphal Airport, killing all 69 people on board. Date: August 16, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991UN Deadline Expires for Iraqi Withdrawal…

The Warsaw radio mast, then the tallest construction ever built, collapses. Date: August 8, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Space Shuttle Columbia Launches STS-40 Fifth Spacelab Mission June 5, 1991Baltic Leaders Sign OSCE…

Crown Heights riot in New York City begins. Date: August 19, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Édith Cresson Becomes France’s First Female Prime Minister, May 15, 1991Norodom Sihanouk Returns to Phnom Penh After…

Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war. Date: February 24, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Escondida Copper Mine Inaugurated in…

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Date: October 14, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Somali Civil War: U.S. Embassy Evacuated by Helicopter, January 5, 1991Coup Attempt…

Croatian War of Independence: The Siege of Dubrovnik begins. Date: October 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Coup Attempt Against Mikhail Gorbachev Collapses August 21, 1991Rodney King Beating Captured on Video by LAPD…