Villa Tunari Massacre: Bolivian Anti-Narcotics Police Kill Coca Growers June 27, 1988
Date: June 27, 1988
Date: June 27, 1988
Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet. Date: March 17, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 17 ๐ Events on this…
IranโContra 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 โ ๐ Other events on March 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Supreme Court of…
LancangโGengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the ChinaโMyanmar border in Yunnan Province. Date: November 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Chilean Opposition Defeats Pinochet in Re-Election Attempt,…
The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar. Date: September 27, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 27 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 Crashes Near…
The Troubles: Eight British soldiers are killed and 28 wounded when their bus is hit by an IRA roadside bomb in Ballygawley, County Tyrone. Date: August 20, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Lee…
A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales. Date: October 7, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1988 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Provisional IRA Volunteers…