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Gulf War - Extensive aerial bombing campaign

Time: Wednesday Jan 16, 1991

Place: Kuwait

Details: The Gulf War began with an extensive aerial bombing campaign on 16 January 1991.

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Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
Gulf War-Iraqi vehicles appeared to be performing reconnaissance
Saturday Feb 16, 1991 - Kuwait
Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
Gulf War-The First shots of the war
Thursday Jan 17, 1991 - Kuwait
Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
Gulf War-1st Infantry Division rolled through the breach in the Iraqi defense
Sunday Feb 24, 1991 - Kuwait
Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
Gulf War-The US-led coalition restored to power Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah
Friday Mar 15, 1991 - Kuwait
Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
Gulf War-Saddam's solution
Sunday Aug 12, 1990 - Kuwait

On This Day - 16 January

disasters
Disasters with highest death tolls-St. Marcellus Flood
Saturday Jan 16, 1362 - Holy Roman Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon-Battle of Corunna
Monday Jan 16, 1809 - Corunna, Galicia, Spain
Nanjing Road during Xinhai Revolution
Xinhai Revolution-Donghuamen Incident
Tuesday Jan 16, 1912 - Beijing, China
The official opening of the League of Nations.
League of Nations-First meeting of "League of Nations"
Friday Jan 16, 1920 - Geneva, Switzerland
Martin Bormann
Martin Bormann-Hitler Transferred His Headquarters To The Führerbunker
Tuesday Jan 16, 1945 - Berlin, Germany

January 1991

Rwandan genocide
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Slobodan Milošević Image
Slobodan Milošević-The 1st President of The Republic of Serbia
Friday Jan 11, 1991 - Serbia
Kremlin, Russia Image
Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Vilnius TV Tower stormed
Sunday Jan 13, 1991 - Lithuania
Kremlin, Russia Image
Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Chairman of the Council of Ministers resigned
Monday Jan 14, 1991 - Moscow, Russia
Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
Gulf War-France propose
Monday Jan 14, 1991 - France

1991

All Giza Pyramids in one shot
Ancient Egypt-Amenemhat I
1991 BC - Egypt
Garry Kasparov Image
Garry Kasparov-The Keeper of the Flame award
1991 - Russia
Mobile Nokia 1011
Mobile Phones-The First GSM Network
1991 - Finland
Ayman al-Zawahri
Ayman al-Zawahiri-The Egyptian Islamic Jihadleader Leader
1991 - Egypt
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide-Kagame restarted the war
Jan, 1991 - Rwanda
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