In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill’]
Tag: 1989
19 November 1989
Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall’]
10 November 1989
Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall’]
4 June 1989
The Tiananmen Square protests are violently ended in Beijing by the People’s Liberation Army. The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, commonly known in mainland China…
15 October 1989
Wayne Gretzky becomes the highest leading points scorer in the NHL of all time. On October 15, 1989, 28-year-old Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky breaks…
4 June 1989
The Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing are violently ended by the People’s Liberation Army. At least 241 people are killed.
7 April 1989
The Soviet submarine Komsomolets sinks in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway resulting in the death of 42 sailors.
6 July 1989
Fourteen bus passengers were killed when an Arab assaulted the bus driver as the bus was driving by the edge of a cliff in Tel…