Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-29 with TDRS-4 Satellite March 13, 1989

Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-30 to deploy the Venus-bound Magellan space probe. Date: May 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Indian Peace Keeping Force Massacres 64 Tamil Civilians in Sri Lanka,…

Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea, making it the first Eastern Bloc nation to do so. Date: January 29, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Imre Nagy Reburied in Budapest After…

Iran–Contra affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal. Date: May 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Interflug Flight 102 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Berlin Schönefeld Airport, killing 21 people. Date: June 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989People’s Daily April 26 Editorial Sparks Tiananmen Protests April 26,…

Second Gulf of Sidra incident: A pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation. Date: January 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect. Date: May 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tiananmen Square Protests Begin After Hu…