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July–December, 1989 1989 California medfly attack: Ceratitis capitata (Medfly) 0 0 Southern California, United States: During the summer and fall of 1989, several outbreaks of medflies occurred throughout Southern California, particularly in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The outbreaks devastated crops. "The Breeders" (Unresolved) [4 ...
The period of infestation stretched from July 1989 through November 1990. [21] In the years since medflies were discovered in California, an average of $26 million was spent annually to control them; but 1989's attack was estimated to have cost $60 million in eradication efforts, making 1989 the second-most expensive year in the state's program.
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of; February 23–24 Shooting, Clash: 13 (28+ attackers) and a horse: 53 (4 missing) : Buenos Aires, Argentina: The 1989 attack on La Tablada barracks was an attempt to occupy the barracks of the Mechanized Infantry Regiment 3 General Belgrano of the Argentine Army in La Tablada, Buenos Aires Province, by members of the All Movement for ...
35 years on, house librarian Tizane Navea-Rogers revisits the bloodless Velvet Revolution that changed the face of a nation
The attack infected 751 people with severe food poisoning. There were no fatalities. This incident was the first known bioterrorist attack in the United States in the 20th century. [17] It was also the single largest bioterrorism attack on U.S. soil. [18] In June 1993, the religious group Aum Shinrikyo released anthrax in Tokyo. Eyewitnesses ...
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But that pales in comparison to a late 1980s cold outbreak. On Dec. 23, 1989, 35 years ago today, the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. was in the grips of one of its greatest cold waves in modern times.
That was back on July 19, 1989, when May was a passenger aboard United Flight 232. The DC-10 was traveling from Denver to Chicago when it lost all hydraulic power after the rear engine exploded.