49 events found for 1988
The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World
In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later o
Near Maui, Hawaii, flight attendant Clarabelle "C
The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire
All thirty-six passengers and crew are killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashes into Mt
A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "w
New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens
Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky hits a conve
Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afgha
A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C
Margaret Thatcher holds her controversial Sermon on the Mound before the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority c
Somaliland War of Independence: The Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect
Three cars on a train carrying hexogen to Kazakhstan explode in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR, killing 91 and injuring abo
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81, crashes short of the runway at Libertador General José de S
The Ariane 4 rocket is launched on its maiden flight
Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs
Haitian president Leslie Manigat is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant General Henri Namphy