Ukraine Declares Independence from Soviet Union, August 24, 1991

Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751 crashes in Gottröra in the Norrtälje Municipality in Sweden, injuring 92. Date: December 27, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Warsaw Pact Formally Disbands, March 31, 1991Latvia Declares Full…

Édith Cresson becomes France's first female Prime Minister. Date: May 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Haitian Coup d’État September 29, 1991Aung San Suu Kyi Wins Nobel Peace Prize October 14, 1991Mengistu Haile…

Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states. Date: August 22, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Version August 25, 1991Georgian…

Escondida in Chile's Atacama Desert – which was to become the worlds most productive copper mine – is officially inaugurated. Date: March 14, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Mt. Pleasant Riot After Police…

Crown Heights riot in New York City begins. Date: August 19, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Fifty-Five Tornadoes Strike Central U.S.; Andover Kansas F5 Outbreak, April 26, 1991Coalition Forces Begin Gulf War Against…

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 1991USAir and SkyWest Runway Collision at LAX Kills 34, Injures…