Mood:
"Culture becomes increasingly globalized."
Events: "End of Iran-Iraq War."
Events: "End of Iran-Iraq War."
- Jul 3: Iran Air Flight 655 Shot Down – The guided-missile cruiser USS Vincennes mistakenly shoots down an Iranian civilian passenger airliner over the Persian Gulf, tragically killing all 290 passengers and crew on board.
- Jul 6: Piper Alpha Disaster – A massive series of explosions and subsequent fires completely destroy the Piper Alpha North Sea oil production platform off the coast of Scotland, resulting in 167 fatalities.
- Aug 8: 8888 Uprising in Burma – A massive, nationwide pro-democracy movement led by students erupts across Burma (Myanmar), facing a brutal, bloody military crackdown by the ruling junta that kills thousands.
- Aug 20: Iran-Iraq War Ceasefire – Following eight years of extraordinarily brutal trench warfare, hundreds of thousands of casualties, and immense economic devastation, Iran and Iraq officially accept a United Nations-brokered ceasefire.
- Dec 2: Benazir Bhutto Takes Office – Benazir Bhutto is officially sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, making history as the very first female head of government to lead a Muslim-majority nation.
- Dec 21: Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing – A terrorist bomb detonates aboard Pan Am Flight 103 as it flies over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people on board and 11 residents on the ground, shocking the international community.