The Simpsons Premieres with “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” December 17, 1989

Air Ontario Flight 1363, a Fokker F-28 Fellowship, crashes at Dryden Regional Airport in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, killing 24. Date: March 10, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches STS-30 to…

Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune, the last planet in the Solar System at the time, due to Pluto being within Neptune's orbit from 1979 to 1999. Date: August 25, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This…

Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike. Date: May 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989American Embassy in Kabul Closes – January 30, 1989Houston Chemical Complex Explosion Kills…

Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia. Date: August 18, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989P. W. Botha Resigns as National Party Leader, February 3, 1989San Bernardino Train…

Solidarity's victory in the 1989 Polish legislative election occurs, the first election since the Communist Polish United Workers' Party abandoned its monopoly of power. It sparks off the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe. Date: June 4, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in…