WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO NOVEMBER 1989
Find out what all happened February to November 1989
Solidarity's victory in the first (somewhat) free parliamentary elections in post-war Poland sparks off a succession of peaceful anti-communist revolutions in Eastern Europe, leads to the creation of the so-called Contract Sejm and begins the Autumn of Nations. (4. June 1989)
Venezuela is rocked by the Caracazo riots. (27. February 1989)
Union Carbide agrees to pay $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal disaster. (14. February 1989)
Iran-Contra Affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges. The convictions, however, are later overturned on appeal. (4. May 1989)
Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany. (11. September 1989)
The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. (5. June 1989)
Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest. (20. July 1989)
In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President René Moawad, killing him. (22. November 1989)
Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang. (21. April 1989)
Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans. (15. April 1989)
Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL. (15. October 1989)
The deadliest tornado in world history strikes Central Bangladesh, killing upwards of 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving as many as 80,000 homeless. (26. April 1989)
A group of six members of the guerrilla group Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) of Peru, shoot dead eight transsexuals, in the city of Tarapoto. (31. May 1989)
The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation. (3. June 1989)
The United States becomes a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. (1. March 1989)
German citizens begin to bring the Berlin Wall down (10. November 1989)
A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors. (19. April 1989)
Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashed on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard. (7. June 1989)
Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu. (13. September 1989)
The Tiananmen Square protests are violently ended in Beijing by the People's Liberation Army. (4. June 1989)
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