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Operation Acid Gambit took place as an opening action of the United States invasion of Panama, on 20 December 1989.It was a U.S. Delta Force operation that retrieved Kurt Muse, an American expatriate living in Panama who had been arrested for leading a plot with other Panamanians to overthrow the government of Panama, from the Cárcel Modelo, a notorious prison in Panama City.
On the morning of 20 December 1989, at approximately 7am, the Ranger company was able to linked up with units from the 82nd Airborne Division. The prisoners, detainees, and confiscated documents and weapons were turned over to the military police company commander of the 82nd Airborne Division.
The Battle of Paitilla Airport took place between members of the Panama Defense Forces and United States Navy SEALs, on 20 December 1989, in the opening hours of the United States invasion of Panama. The US force consisted of forty-eight members of SEAL Team 4 (Platoons Golf, Bravo, and Delta) under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Toohey.
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake: At least 63 people died and another 3,757 were injured. Major damage was caused in the San Francisco Bay Area, with many structures collapsing there. Also known as the World Series earthquake, it is the largest event to affect the area since 1906. 63 3,757 18 [156] Solomon Islands, Makira: 6.1 45.4 V - - - 18 [157]
1940 El Centro earthquake: December 20, 1940: New Hampshire: 5.3 M w 0: 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes: December 24, 1940: New Hampshire: 5.5 M w 0: 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes: November 3, 1943: Alaska 7.6 M w 0 [9] September 5, 1944: New York: 5.8 M w 0: 1944 Cornwall–Massena earthquake: April 1, 1946: Alaska: 8.6 M w 165: 1946 Aleutian ...
December 20: United States invasion of Panama. December 2 – The Solar Maximum Mission research satellite, launched in 1980, crashes back to earth. December 3 – Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between their ...
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United States invasion of Panama (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "December 1989 events in North America" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.