Tiananmen Square Protests Begin After Hu Yaobang Death, April 15, 1989

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 1989San Bernardino Train Disaster and Pipeline Explosion Kill Six, May 12,…

Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses. Date: February 14, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Union Carbide Pays $470 Million for Bhopal…

Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-29 carrying the TDRS-4 satellite. Date: March 13, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989P. W. Botha Resigns as National Party Leader, February 3, 1989Tim Berners-Lee Proposes World Wide…

The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is closed. Date: January 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Ufa Train Disaster: Natural Gas Explosion Kills 575, June 4, 1989San Bernardino Train Disaster and Pipeline Explosion…

The Egyptian flag is raised at Taba, marking the end of Israeli occupation since the Six Days War in 1967 and the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in 1979. Date: March 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More…