Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-29 with TDRS-4 Satellite, March 13, 1989
Date: March 13, 1989
Date: March 13, 1989
People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests. Date: April 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Burkina Faso Coup Attempt Foiled Against Blaise CompaorΓ© – September 18,…
The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is closed. Date: January 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989SovietβAfghan War: Last Soviet Armoured Column Leaves Kabul, February 2, 1989Tiananmen Square Protests Begin After Hu Yaobangβs…
The convictions of the Guildford Four are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison. Date: October 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 19 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Nikkei 225 for the Tokyo Stock Exchange hits its all-time intra-day high of 38,957.44 and closing high at 38,915.87, serving as the apex of the Japanese asset price bubble. Date: December 29, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 29 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This…
Flying Tiger Line Flight 066 crashes into a hill near Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia, killing four. Date: February 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 19 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Loma Prieta Earthquake Shakes San Francisco…
A gun turret explodes on the USSΒ Iowa, killing 47 sailors. Date: April 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 19 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Second Optional Protocol Abolishes Capital Punishment Adopted December 15, 1989Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh Executed…