Unix Timestamp: 618278400
Saturday, August 5. 1989, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Prime Minister of New Zealand David Lange resigns for health reasons and is replaced by Geoffrey Palmer.

"STS-28": Space Shuttle "Columbia" takes off on a secret 5-day military mission.

The asteroid 4769 Castalia is the first asteroid directly imaged by radar from Arecibo.

Federal Express purchases Flying Tiger Line for approximately 800 million U.S. dollars.

Toshiki Kaifu becomes Prime Minister of Japan.

Jaime Paz Zamora is elected President of Bolivia, taking office the next day.

U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland (D-TX) and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia.

The presidents of five Central American countries agree that the U.S.-backed "contras" fighting the government of Nicaragua should be disbanded and evicted from their bases in Honduras by December 5.