USS Samuel B. Roberts Strikes Mine in Persian Gulf, April 14, 1988

In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws. Date: January 28, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Angolan and Cuban Forces Defeat South Africa at Cuito Cuanavale, March…

Iran–Contra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Date: March 16, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Widerøe Flight 710…

U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Date: May 29, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China. Date: January 13, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988AVAir Flight 3378 Crashes in Cary, North Carolina, Killing 12 — February…

New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens. Date: May 9, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Aeroflot Flight 3379 Hijacked by Ovechkin Family, Veshchevo, March 8, 1988AVAir Flight 3378 Crashes in Cary, North Carolina, Killing…

Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 crashes in Bayfield, Colorado, killing nine. Date: January 19, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Arzamas Train Explosion Kills 91, Injures 1,500 – June 4, 1988Margaret Thatcher’s Sermon on the…