Velvet Revolution Begins in Czechoslovakia, Prague Student Protest Quelled – November 17, 1989
Date: November 17, 1989
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Date: November 17, 1989
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After a stroke two weeks previously, South African President P. W. Botha resigns as leader of the National Party, but stays on as president for six more months. Date: February 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 3 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today)…
The US Supreme Court upholds the jurisdictional rights of tribal courts under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 in Mississippi Choctaw Band v. Holyfield. Date: April 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 3 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China. Date: April 15, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 15 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Guildford Four Convictions Quashed by Court of Appeal, October 19, 1989Air Ontario…
Philippine coup attempt: The right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d'Γ©tat. Date: December 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 1 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Monkseaton shootings occur in Tyne and Wear, England. One is killed and 16 are injured. Date: April 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Space Shuttle Columbia Secret Military Mission Launches August 8,…
Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission. Date: August 8, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 8 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989China Sends Troops to Clear Tiananmen Square Protests June…