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Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's…
Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's…
First American soldiers arrive in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War.
Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to…
Gulf War: Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
Transnistria is unilaterally proclaimed a Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the…
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
Batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District.
The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany in Moscow,…
The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany in Moscow,…
The railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan is completed at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to…
The Tampere Hall, the largest concert and congress center in the Nordic countries, is inaugurated in Tampere, Finland.
The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany; the event is…
The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany; the event is…
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-41, and deploys the Ulysses space probe to study the Sun's polar regions.
Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and…
Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti reveals to the Italian parliament the existence of Gladio, the Italian NATO…