January 2 » American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
March 14 » The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
May 1 » The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history.
June 14 » The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
June 21 » Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.
August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
Day of death February 14, 1989
The temperature on February 14, 1989 was between 3.5 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 4 » Second Gulf of Sidra incident: A pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.
January 6 » Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh are sentenced to death for conspiracy in the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi; the two men are executed the same day.
May 30 » Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
July 19 » United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 111.
July 20 » Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
December 17 » The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
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