US Invasion of Panama Deposes Manuel Noriega, December 20, 1989

A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors. Date: April 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989The Troubles: Derryard Checkpoint Attack Kills Two British Soldiers, December 13, 1989Marchioness Sinks on River…

Cold War: Fall of the Berlin Wall: East Germany opens checkpoints in the Berlin Wall, allowing its citizens to travel to West Berlin. Date: November 9, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Hungary Establishes…

U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland (D-TX) and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia. Date: August 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Air Ontario Flight 1363 Crash at Dryden Airport March 10,…

Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh are sentenced to death for conspiracy in the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi; the two men are executed the same day. Date: January 6, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Sutton United, a team in the fifth tier of English league football, defeated top-tier Coventry City in one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history. Date: January 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Soviet submarine Komsomolets sinks in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway, killing 42 sailors. Date: April 7, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Transbrasil Flight 801 Crashes Near São Paulo, Kills 25…