STS-31 Hubble Space Telescope Launch from Discovery, April 24, 1990

The railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan is completed at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to the concept of the Eurasian Land Bridge. Date: September 16, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

A military jet of the Italian Air Force, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, Italy, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people. Date: December 6, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅…

Avianca Flight 052 crashes in Cove Neck, New York, killing 73. Date: January 25, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Soviet Communist Party Ends Monopoly on Power February 7, 1990Channel Tunnel Sections Meet Beneath…

In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph). Date: May 18, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russian SFSR May 29,…

United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal. Date: March 28, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1990US Begins TV Martí Anti-Castro Broadcasts to Cuba March 27,…