Iran–Iraq War - The Second Tawakal ala Allah Operation
Time: Saturday Jun 25, 1988
Place: Majnoon Island, Iraq
Details: On 25 June, Iraq launched the second Tawakal ala Allah operation against the Iranians on Majnoon Island. Iraqi commandos used amphibious craft to block the Iranian rear, then used hundreds of tanks with massed conventional and chemical artillery barrages to recapture the island after 8 hours of combat.
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Iran–Iraq War-capturing Majnoon Island
Sunday Feb 27, 1983 - Majnoon Island, Iraq
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Iran–Iraq War-Attempting To retake Majnoon Island
Monday Jan 6, 1986 - Majnoon Island, Iraq
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Friday Feb 24, 1984 - Majnoon Island, Iraq
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Monday Mar 11, 1985 - Al Qurnah, Iraq
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Iran–Iraq War-Breaking Through North of Qurna
Thursday Mar 14, 1985 - Al Qurnah, Iraq
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Sunday Apr 10, 1983 - Iraq
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Wednesday Jun 25, 2014 - Miami, Florida, U.S.
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June 1988
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Jun, 1988 - Latvia
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Wednesday Jun 1, 1988 - London, England, United Kingdom
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Monday Jun 13, 1988 - Radwaniyah Palace, Baghdad, Iraq
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Friday Jun 17, 1988 - Mehran, Ilam Province, Iran
1988
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1988 - Barcelona, Spain
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1988 - Brasenose College, Oxford, England
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1988 - Nokia, Finland
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1988 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1988 - Kyrgyzstan
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1988 - Serbia
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1988 - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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1988 - Worldwide
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1988 - Mexico
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1988 - Greenland, New Hampshire, U.S.
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1988 - U.S.
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1988 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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1988 - San Rafael, California, United States
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1988 - Menlo Park, California, U.S.
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1988 - San Jose, California, U.S
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1988 - Mek'ele, Ethiopia
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Wednesday Jan 20, 1988 - Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, U.S.
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1988 - U.S.
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1988 - New York, U.S.
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1988 - The Gallup Building, Washington, D.C., Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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Feb, 1988 - Belgrade, Serbia
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1988 - the Netherlands
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1988 - U.S.
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Saturday Feb 20, 1988 - Stepanakert, Azerbaijan
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Feb, 1988 - U.S.
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1988 - U.S.
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Tuesday Mar 1, 1988 - England
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1988 - Tokyo, Japan
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Wednesday Mar 16, 1988 - Panama
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1988 - London, England, United Kingdom
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Apr, 1988 - Estonia
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Friday Apr 1, 1988 - Stockholm, Sweden
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Saturday Apr 9, 1988 - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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Sunday Apr 17, 1988 - Al-Faw, Iraq
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Monday Apr 18, 1988 - Persian Gulf
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Tuesday Apr 26, 1988 - Kiev, Ukraine
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May, 1988 - Lithuania
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Slobodan Milošević-Setting up The "Milošević Commission"
May, 1988 - Serbia
![Bin Laden-Gilgit massacre](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Osama bin Laden Image](https://historydraft.com/files/9402ef66-2d63-4f44-b61b-3b44b029200f.160.webp)
Bin Laden-Gilgit massacre
Monday May 16, 1988 - Gilgit-Baltistan
![Iran–Iraq War-The First Tawakalna ala Allah (Trust in God) Operation](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-The First Tawakalna ala Allah (Trust in God) Operation
Wednesday May 25, 1988 - Iraqi-Iranian Border
![Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Latvian Popular Front](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Kremlin, Russia Image](https://historydraft.com/files/8a87fbca-3b8a-49a8-8ef1-42da7f137363.160.webp)
Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Latvian Popular Front
Jun, 1988 - Latvia
![James Bond-Scorpius was published](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Daniel Craig - Film Premiere "Spectre" - James Bond](https://historydraft.com/files/d61f4d86-8335-4c5c-9d71-a1bb8a50addd.160.webp)
James Bond-Scorpius was published
Wednesday Jun 1, 1988 - London, England, United Kingdom
![Iran–Iraq War-The Strike on Saddam's Presidential Palace](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-The Strike on Saddam's Presidential Palace
Monday Jun 13, 1988 - Radwaniyah Palace, Baghdad, Iraq
![Iran–Iraq War-Operation Forty Stars](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Operation Forty Stars
Friday Jun 17, 1988 - Mehran, Ilam Province, Iran
![Library of Congress-National Film Preservation Board](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Logo of the Library of Congress](https://historydraft.com/files/91668114-100f-4d88-98d7-40a91ed746d6.160.webp)
Library of Congress-National Film Preservation Board
1988 - Washington D.C., U.S.
![Shep (American dog)-The grave was repaired](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Sculpture of Shep](https://historydraft.com/files/2dcecf65-3e1c-4b68-aa84-fd87e58322f7.160.webp)
Shep (American dog)-The grave was repaired
1988 - Fort Benton, Montana, U.S.
![George Weah-Moving To Monaco](/assets/placeholder.png)
![George Weah in Milan AC 1996 - image](https://historydraft.com/files/533983d8-e75a-4854-bfe7-e45ad83ed35a.160.webp)
George Weah-Moving To Monaco
Friday Jul 1, 1988 - Monaco, France
![Bernard Arnault-A Holding Company](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Bernard Arnault](https://historydraft.com/files/3f416a5e-fb0a-49f4-bb50-f2a0ad487f37.160.webp)
Bernard Arnault-A Holding Company
Jul, 1988 - Paris, France
![Nike, Inc.-Nike's first "Just Do It" Advertisement](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Logo for American sportswear company Nike Inc.](https://historydraft.com/files/15f786f1-61fd-4ba9-8f29-74943f6c412b.160.webp)
Nike, Inc.-Nike's first "Just Do It" Advertisement
Friday Jul 1, 1988 - U.S.
![Iran–Iraq War-The Joint Central Command In Iran](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-The Joint Central Command In Iran
Friday Jul 1, 1988 - Tehran, Iran
![Iran–Iraq War-Iran Air Flight 655](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Iran Air Flight 655
Saturday Jul 2, 1988 - Strait of Hormuz, near Qeshm Island, Iran
![Plane Accidents-Iran Air Flight 655](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Plane Crashes Images](https://historydraft.com/files/b1d108a9-fed4-41ae-86a3-42355a4a5c69.160.webp)
Plane Accidents-Iran Air Flight 655
Sunday Jul 3, 1988 - Strait of Hormuz near Oman
![Iran–Iraq War-Capturing The City of Dehloran](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Capturing The City of Dehloran
Monday Jul 11, 1988 - Dehloran, Ilam Province, Iran
![Bernard Arnault-Céline](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Bernard Arnault](https://historydraft.com/files/3f416a5e-fb0a-49f4-bb50-f2a0ad487f37.160.webp)
Bernard Arnault-Céline
Jul, 1988 - 16 rue Vivienne, 75002, Paris, Paris, France
![Iran–Iraq War-Iran retreat From Haj Omran](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Iran retreat From Haj Omran
Thursday Jul 14, 1988 - Haj Omran, Iraq
![Berlin Wall-Live concert in East Berlin](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Berlin Wall Image](https://historydraft.com/files/025ef7ad-7a39-457a-afe2-49fc7a6274bd.160.webp)
Berlin Wall-Live concert in East Berlin
Tuesday Jul 19, 1988 - Berlin, East Germany, Germany
![Iran–Iraq War-Iran accepted Resolution 598](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Iran accepted Resolution 598
Tuesday Jul 19, 1988 - Tehran, Iran
![Iran–Iraq War-The MEK Campaign](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-The MEK Campaign
Monday Jul 25, 1988 - Iran
![Iran–Iraq War-Operation Mersad](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Operation Mersad
Monday Jul 25, 1988 - Western borders, Iran
![Trivial Pursuit-Breaking all the Rules: The Creation of Trivial Pursuit](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Board and pieces of Trivial Pursuit](https://historydraft.com/files/a7a51498-726e-4e23-a597-e27de34137bb.160.webp)
Trivial Pursuit-Breaking all the Rules: The Creation of Trivial Pursuit
1988 - U.S.
![Iran–Iraq War-Recapturing Kerend-e Gharb](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Recapturing Kerend-e Gharb
Thursday Jul 28, 1988 - Kerend-e Gharb, Kermanshah Province, Iran
![Iran–Iraq War-Iran drove The MEK out of The Cities](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Iran drove The MEK out of The Cities
Saturday Jul 30, 1988 - Sarpol Zahab, Kermanshah Province, Iran - Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah Province, Iran
![Slobodan Milošević-Meetings by supporters of The Anti-Bureaucratic Revolution were held](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Slobodan Milošević Image](https://historydraft.com/files/fd4d75cc-621e-45f6-9b27-e0c99a381574.160.webp)
Slobodan Milošević-Meetings by supporters of The Anti-Bureaucratic Revolution were held
Aug, 1988 - Serbia - Montenegro
![Iran–Iraq War-The Last Notable Combat actions of The war](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-The Last Notable Combat actions of The war
Tuesday Aug 2, 1988 - The Persian Gulf
![Conflict in Myanmar-Students began demonstrating in Rangoon (Yangon)](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Map of conflict zones in Myanmar (Burma) - image](https://historydraft.com/files/db6a8884-6224-4360-850f-bf3a70836523.160.webp)
Conflict in Myanmar-Students began demonstrating in Rangoon (Yangon)
Sunday Aug 7, 1988 - Myanmar
![Iran–Iraq War-Ending all Combat Operations](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Ending all Combat Operations
Monday Aug 8, 1988 - Iran - Iraq
![Bin Laden-Al Qaueda](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Osama bin Laden Image](https://historydraft.com/files/9402ef66-2d63-4f44-b61b-3b44b029200f.160.webp)
Bin Laden-Al Qaueda
Wednesday Aug 10, 1988 - Afghanistan
![Audrey Hepburn-Hepburn went to Turkey](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Audrey Hepburn](https://historydraft.com/files/584e8e80-fe68-47b5-83e3-756ffb1947e2.160.webp)
Audrey Hepburn-Hepburn went to Turkey
Aug, 1988 - Turkey
![Gulf War-The ceasefire with Iran](/assets/placeholder.png)
![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](https://historydraft.com/files/854a6223-90b3-461d-9e74-7efb8d606d8e.160.webp)
Gulf War-The ceasefire with Iran
Saturday Aug 20, 1988 - Iraq
![Iran–Iraq War-Peace](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Peace
Saturday Aug 20, 1988 - Iran - Iraq
![Angelina Jolie-Beverly Hills High School](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Angelina Jolie](https://historydraft.com/files/45a42917-ac27-45a5-aad4-d2c36297933c.160.webp)
Angelina Jolie-Beverly Hills High School
1988 - Beverly Hills, California, United States
![Iran–Iraq War-Clearing The Kurdish Resistance](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Clearing The Kurdish Resistance
Saturday Sep 3, 1988 - Iraq
![Coverture-In Switzerland](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Coverture](https://historydraft.com/files/ce3bfa72-b626-43ea-9691-f2f27b527173.160.webp)
Coverture-In Switzerland
1988 - Switzerland
![Hirohito-The Emperor suffered from continuous internal bleeding](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Hirohito](https://historydraft.com/files/d83542ab-4929-4f87-8edd-b689d10099e2.160.webp)
Hirohito-The Emperor suffered from continuous internal bleeding
Monday Sep 19, 1988 - Tokyo, Japan
![Slobodan Milošević-100,000 demonstrators rallied outside the Communist Party headquarters](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Slobodan Milošević Image](https://historydraft.com/files/fd4d75cc-621e-45f6-9b27-e0c99a381574.160.webp)
Slobodan Milošević-100,000 demonstrators rallied outside the Communist Party headquarters
Thursday Oct 6, 1988 - Novi Sad, Serbia
![Freddie Mercury-Barcelona](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Freddie Mercury](https://historydraft.com/files/e171308e-4259-440c-af21-d24f770e5d0f.160.webp)
Freddie Mercury-Barcelona
Monday Oct 10, 1988 - Spain and Switzerland
![Heysel Stadium Events-The trial eventually got underway](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Heysel plan](https://historydraft.com/files/efaeac8a-212a-4a71-88d2-1ad134455ba5.160.webp)
Heysel Stadium Events-The trial eventually got underway
Oct, 1988 - London, England, United Kingdom
![Audrey Hepburn-The miracle is UNICEF](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Audrey Hepburn](https://historydraft.com/files/584e8e80-fe68-47b5-83e3-756ffb1947e2.160.webp)
Audrey Hepburn-The miracle is UNICEF
Oct, 1988 - Washington D.C., U.S.
![Charles Antetokounmpo- Francis Antetokounmpo (First child)](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Giannis Antetokounmpo](https://historydraft.com/files/c3b7aa3e-c3a8-44ed-944a-a91202a9a592.160.webp)
Charles Antetokounmpo- Francis Antetokounmpo (First child)
Thursday Oct 20, 1988 - Athina, Attica, Greece
![River Phoenix-Phoenix's film Supporting](/assets/placeholder.png)
![River Phoenix](https://historydraft.com/files/5fca6989-0a82-40a9-a8ec-429d4b845d16.160.webp)
River Phoenix-Phoenix's film Supporting
1988 - California, United States
![River Phoenix-Phoenix's family move to Los Angeles](/assets/placeholder.png)
![River Phoenix](https://historydraft.com/files/5fca6989-0a82-40a9-a8ec-429d4b845d16.160.webp)
River Phoenix-Phoenix's family move to Los Angeles
1988 - Los Angeles, United States
![Vodafone-The Successful Flotation](/assets/placeholder.png)
Vodafone-The Successful Flotation
Wednesday Oct 26, 1988 - Newbury, England, U.K.
![Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Demonstrators calling for Georgia's independence](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Kremlin, Russia Image](https://historydraft.com/files/8a87fbca-3b8a-49a8-8ef1-42da7f137363.160.webp)
Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Demonstrators calling for Georgia's independence
Nov, 1988 - Tbilisi, Georgia
![Kosovo War-Kosovo's head of the provincial committee was arrested](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Kosovo War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/4c0d5bf3-5bde-40aa-b02e-21761e4ad850.160.webp)
Kosovo War-Kosovo's head of the provincial committee was arrested
Nov, 1988 - Kosovo
![Best Buy-Circuit City rejected the offer](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Best Buy opens its 800th store in Chicago, Illinois](https://historydraft.com/files/7e15f841-5b50-4e24-ab42-09b8bb492ab9.160.webp)
Best Buy-Circuit City rejected the offer
1988 - U.S.
![Sooronbay Jeenbekov-Instructor in the District Committee](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Sooronbay Jeenbekov](https://historydraft.com/files/5e8b1d89-3779-45c4-a90a-bcded058da1e.160.webp)
Sooronbay Jeenbekov-Instructor in the District Committee
Nov, 1988 - The District committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan, Osh region, Soviet Union (now Kyrgyzstan)
![Virat Kohli-The birth of Virat Kohli](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Virat Kohli](https://historydraft.com/files/f4d8b8fb-77f1-498c-b04c-524ee7d876ae.160.webp)
Virat Kohli-The birth of Virat Kohli
Saturday Nov 5, 1988 - Delhi, India
![Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Estonian laws would take precedence over of the Soviet Union's](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Kremlin, Russia Image](https://historydraft.com/files/8a87fbca-3b8a-49a8-8ef1-42da7f137363.160.webp)
Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Estonian laws would take precedence over of the Soviet Union's
Wednesday Nov 16, 1988 - Estonia
![Kosovo War-Resignations from the leadership of the League of Communists of Kosovo (LCK)](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Kosovo War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/4c0d5bf3-5bde-40aa-b02e-21761e4ad850.160.webp)
Kosovo War-Resignations from the leadership of the League of Communists of Kosovo (LCK)
Thursday Nov 17, 1988 - Kosovo
![Slobodan Milošević-Belgrade Speech](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Slobodan Milošević Image](https://historydraft.com/files/fd4d75cc-621e-45f6-9b27-e0c99a381574.160.webp)
Slobodan Milošević-Belgrade Speech
Saturday Nov 19, 1988 - Belgrade, Serbia
![Jair Bolsonaro-Left the Army](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Jair Bolsonaro Image](https://historydraft.com/files/cf9f85c5-4631-45c2-a27c-903ec72fabe9.160.webp)
Jair Bolsonaro-Left the Army
Dec, 1988 - Brazil
![Salvador Dali-King's Visit](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Salvador Dali Image](https://historydraft.com/files/2fb55d57-91dd-4350-89c2-e8bc288f8265.160.webp)
Salvador Dali-King's Visit
Monday Dec 5, 1988 - Catalonia, Spain
![Robin Williams-Velardi's divorce](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Robin Williams 1996 Image](https://historydraft.com/files/6ae060c3-33eb-4139-b5ad-b47cc22e9364.160.webp)
Robin Williams-Velardi's divorce
Tuesday Dec 6, 1988 - California, U.S.
![Disasters with highest death tolls-1988 Armenian Earthquake](/assets/placeholder.png)
![disasters](https://historydraft.com/files/f8eb75bc-0e08-4bda-9c54-f6dbee2cc2e4.160.webp)
Disasters with highest death tolls-1988 Armenian Earthquake
Wednesday Dec 7, 1988 at 11:41:00 AM - Armenia
![Ted Bundy-Execution date was announced](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Ted Bundy](https://historydraft.com/files/04539d74-392f-45ac-b829-93f8e6504e65.160.webp)
Ted Bundy-Execution date was announced
Dec, 1988 - U.S.
![Ted Bundy-Bundy agreed to speak frankly with investigators](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Ted Bundy](https://historydraft.com/files/04539d74-392f-45ac-b829-93f8e6504e65.160.webp)
Ted Bundy-Bundy agreed to speak frankly with investigators
1988 - U.S.
![Disasters with highest death tolls-1988 United States Heat Wave](/assets/placeholder.png)
![disasters](https://historydraft.com/files/f8eb75bc-0e08-4bda-9c54-f6dbee2cc2e4.160.webp)
Disasters with highest death tolls-1988 United States Heat Wave
1988 - U.S.
![Plane Accidents-Pan Am Flight 103](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Plane Crashes Images](https://historydraft.com/files/b1d108a9-fed4-41ae-86a3-42355a4a5c69.160.webp)
Plane Accidents-Pan Am Flight 103
Wednesday Dec 21, 1988 - Lockerbie, Scotland
![Gary Ridgway-Ridgway married Judith](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Gary Ridgway](https://historydraft.com/files/ed8f794d-72ea-432c-a1b1-0c04b7e91ea2.160.webp)
Gary Ridgway-Ridgway married Judith
1988 - Utah, United States
![Marco van Basten-1st Ballon d'Or](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Marco van Basten](https://historydraft.com/files/cc08cc0f-5a05-4d12-8bcc-d92abb8945f0.160.webp)
Marco van Basten-1st Ballon d'Or
Tuesday Dec 27, 1988 - Paris, France