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Former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
Eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she remained a captive until 2009
More than 150 Sri Lankan Tamil civilians were massacred by members of the military in the village of Kokkadichcholai
Gruinard Island in Scotland, the site of biological warfare testing by British scientists, was declared free of anthrax
Gruinard Island in Scotland, the site of biological warfare testing by British scientists, was declared free of anthrax
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched aboard STS-31 by Space Shuttle Discovery
Violeta Chamorro took office as President of Nicaragua, becoming the first female head of state in the Americas to have
A gun turret exploded on board the United States Navy battleship Iowa, killing 47 sailors
The People's Liberation Army suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, leaving hundreds of people dead and wo
Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act of 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authorit
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was ratified, banning all American and Soviet land-based missiles with a ra
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was ratified, banning all American and Soviet land-based missiles with a ra
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was ratified, banning all American and Soviet land-based missiles with a ra
Group representation constituencies were introduced to the parliament of Singapore
A British Special Air Service unit ambushed a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit in Loughgall, Northern Irelan
A British Special Air Service unit ambushed a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit in Loughgall, Northern Irelan
Mass protests demanding direct presidential elections broke out across South Korea
Cold War: During a speech at the Brandenburg Gate by the Berlin Wall, US president Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet leade
Cold War: During a speech at the Brandenburg Gate by the Berlin Wall, US president Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet leade
The Basque separatist group ETA detonated a car bomb at a Hipercor shopping centre in Barcelona, killing 21 people and i