September 1989

Monday 11:

President George H. W. Bush delivers a nationally televised speech in which he threatens the use of force to remove Iraqi soldiers from Kuwait, which Iraq had recently invaded.

Wednesday 13:

Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.

Friday 15:

The U.S. Congress recognizes Terry Anderson's continued captivity in Beirut.

Monday 18:

Hurricane Hugo hits Puerto Rico, killing six.

Tuesday 19:

Hurricane Hugo makes landfall in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

Saturday 30:

Foreign Minister of West Germany Hans-Dietrich Genscher's speech from the balcony of the German embassy in Prague.