USS Samuel B. Roberts Strikes Mine in Persian Gulf, April 14, 1988
Date: April 14, 1988
Date: April 14, 1988
Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 crashes in Bayfield, Colorado, killing nine. Date: January 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 19 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Gray Whales Trapped Under Alaska Ice Rescued, October 7, 1988US Launches Operation Praying Mantis Against…
A bomb explodes on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270. This is to date the deadliest air disaster to occur on British soil. Date: December 21, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 21 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This…
Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then the second- and third-largest cities of Somalia. Date: May 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 27 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today)…
United States Navy warship USSΒ Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. Date: July 3, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 3 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Johnson South Reef Skirmish: China…
Angolan and Cuban forces defeat South Africa in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. Date: March 23, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 23 π Events on this day in 1988 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 Crash in Bayfield, Colorado, January 19, 1988Black Saturday…
Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire. Date: May 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 14 π Events on this day in…