Date: December 4, 1991
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress. Date: May 16, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless. Date: April 29, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On…
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union. Date: December 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)…
1991 Salvadoran legislative election: The Nationalist Republican Alliance wins 39 of the 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. Date: March 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Georgia Introduces Presidency After…
Singapore Airlines Flight 117 is hijacked by four Pakistani terrorists and diverted to Changi Airport. Date: March 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Thailand Bloodless Coup D’état Deposes Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan, February…
Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end. Date: May 21, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991U.S. Congress Authorizes…