Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 Crashes in Thailand, Killing 76 – September 9, 1988

Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council. Date: November 15, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Johnson South Reef Skirmish: China Defeats Vietnam, March 14, 1988Piper Alpha…

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 1988Margaret Thatcher Delivers Controversial Sermon on the Mound, May 21, 1988Halabja Chemical Attack Kills 5,000, Injures 10,000 – March…

All thirty-six passengers and crew are killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashes into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy. Date: May 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 Crashes Near Seferihisar, Killing…

The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will. Date: April 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Angolan and Cuban Forces Defeat South Africa at Cuito Cuanavale,…

CAAC Flight 301 overshoots the runway at Kai Tak Airport and crashes into Kowloon Bay, killing seven people. Date: August 31, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Saddam Hussein Begins Anfal Genocide Against Kurds…

The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire. Date: May 4, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988UK Local Government Act Section 28 Enacted, Anti-Homosexuality Clause…