Uttarkashi Earthquake Kills 1,000+ in India, October 20, 1991
Date: October 20, 1991
Date: October 20, 1991
An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. Date: March 3, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Republic of Karelia Formed from Karelian ASSR, November 13, 1991Somali Civil…
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress. Date: May 16, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes the Hindu Kush region, killing at least 848 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan and present-day Tajikistan. Date: February 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Battle at Rumaila Oil Field…
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…
Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots and kills seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself. Date: August 17, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 1991Israel Conducts Operation Solomon, Evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel, May 24, 1991Azerbaijani MI-8 Helicopter Shot Down in Khojavend, November 20,…