Date: May 16, 1988
Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov orders the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. Date: April 7, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Reagan Arrives in Moscow for Superpower Summit, May 29, 19881988 Nepal Earthquake Kills Hundreds…
The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Date: March 25, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Seikan Tunnel Opens Between Aomori and…
A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt. Date: October 5, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Widerøe Flight 710 Crashes in Brønnøy, 36 Killed May 6, 1988Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782…
U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Date: May 29, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom. Date: December 12, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. Date: April 10, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Lee Teng-hui Becomes First Native Taiwanese President January 13,…