Date: August 6, 1991
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-37 to deploy the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. Date: April 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Kuwait Democratic Forum Established, Center-Left Political Organization, March 2, 1991Zviad Gamsakhurdia…
Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev. Date: August 20, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Croatians vote for independence in a referendum. Date: May 19, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Queen Elizabeth II Addresses U.S. Congress First British Monarch May 16, 1991U.S. Congress Authorizes Gulf War Force Against…
Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union. Date: April 9, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Azerbaijan Declares Independence from Soviet Union, August 30, 1991Iraq Uprisings Against Saddam Hussein Begin, 25,000+ Dead – March…
Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning as aircraft strike positions across Iraq, it is also the first major combat sortie for the F-117. LCDR Scott Speicher's F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-81 is shot down by a Mig-25 and is the first American casualty of the War. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into…
The Warsaw Pact formally disbands. Date: March 31, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Rita Johnston Becomes First Female Canadian Provincial Premier, April 2, 1991Sonic the Hedgehog Launches on Sega Genesis in North America…