September 22, 1989 — Irving Berlin dies
Born Israel Isidore Baline, the composer better known as Irving Berlin was 101 years old when he died. His family...
September 4, 2014
1989
November 29, 1989 — The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia relinquishes power
The Velvet Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia, following on from the fall of the Communist regimes of East...
August 29, 2014
December 11, 1989 — The Communist Party of Bulgaria relinquishes power
Like the Communist Parties of all the Eastern European states, the Bulgarian Communist Party found its power and authority undermined...
August 24, 2014
December 25, 1989 — Nicolae Ceauşescu is executed by revolutionaries
Merry Christmas Romania! Have a free democratic state, a dictator’s corpse and a happy new year! One of the most...
August 19, 2014
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