Tadeusz Mazowiecki Chosen First Non-Communist Prime Minister in Eastern Europe, August 24, 1989
Date: August 24, 1989
Date: August 24, 1989
An explosion at the Houston Chemical Complex in Pasadena, Texas, which registered a 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale, kills 23 and injures 314. Date: October 23, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 23 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 19891989…
A coup d'Γ©tat in Sudan deposes the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani. Date: June 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 30 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Velvet Revolution Begins in Czechoslovakia, Prague…
A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Date: July 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 26 π Events on this day in 1989…
Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China. Date: April 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 15 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Ufa Train Disaster: Natural Gas Explosion Kills 575, June 4, 1989Hillsborough Disaster:…
The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast, killing 63. Date: October 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 17 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989El Salvador Army Kills Jesuit Priests at…
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 β π Other events on January 4 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events…