Varig Flight 254 Crashes in Amazon Rainforest, Brazil, Killing 12 – September 3, 1989

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations. Date: April 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Iran-Contra Affair: Oliver North Convicted,…

Tim Berners-Lee submits his proposal to CERN for an information management system, which subsequently develops into the World Wide Web. Date: March 12, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Poland Round Table Talks Begin,…

Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972. Date: August 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Velvet Revolution: Czechoslovakia Communist Party Ends Monopoly…

Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect. Date: May 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Tank Man Stops Tanks After Tiananmen…

The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe. Date: February 6, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1989US Supreme Court Upholds Tribal Court…