Date: April 9, 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 → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989European…
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 1989Bush and Gorbachev Signal Cold War End Near Malta, December 3,…
Signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United States that allows for the manufacture of F-16 Falcon parts in Egypt. Date: May 29, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Nikkei 225 Reaches All-Time…
Soviet submarine Komsomolets sinks in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway, killing 42 sailors. Date: April 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989US Supreme Court Upholds Tribal Court Rights under Indian…
In Honduras, 131 people are killed when a Boeing 727 crashes on approach to Toncontín International Airport near the nation's capital Tegucigalpa. Date: October 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Bus…
The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre. Date: May 20, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Sutton United Upsets Coventry City…