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1988 - The first McDonalds restaurant in a country run by a Communist party opens in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Kuwait Airways Flight 422 is hijacked while en route from Bangkok, Thailand to Kuwait. The hijackers demand the release of 17 Shiite Muslim prisoners held by Kuwait. Kuwait refuses to release the prisoners, leading to a 16-day siege across 3 continents. Two passengers are killed before the siege ends.The Democratic-controlled United States House of Representatives rejects President Ronald Reagans request for $36.25 million to support the Nicaraguan Contras. And this was on the radio. #tbt
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 04:18:59 +0000

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