World AIDS Day Proclaimed Worldwide by UN Member States, December 1, 1988
Date: December 1, 1988
Date: December 1, 1988
Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, is enacted. Date: May 24, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Carrollton…
Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire. Date: May 14, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in…
The 6.8 Ms Armenian earthquake shakes the northern part of the country with a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating), killing 25,000–50,000 and injuring 31,000–130,000. Date: December 7, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. Date: May 15, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Black Sea Bumping Incident: USS Yorktown…
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-27, a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense. Date: December 2, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1988Michael Stone Attacks Provisional IRA Funeral in Belfast,…
Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II. Date: August 10, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day…