Tim Berners-Lee Proposes World Wide Web at CERN, March 12, 1989

Tim Berners-Lee submits his proposal to CERN for an information management system, which subsequently develops into the World Wide Web. Date: March 12, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989East German Politburo Removes Erich…

Tbilisi massacre: An anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration and hunger strike in Tbilisi, demanding restoration of Georgian independence, is dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Date: April 9, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This…

Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans. Date: April 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses. Date: March 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Largest Anti-Apartheid March in…

Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire. Date: December 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Czech writer, philosopher and dissident Václav Havel is elected the first post-communist President of Czechoslovakia. Date: December 29, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 29 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Goddess of Democracy Unveiled in Tiananmen Square – May 30,…