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Events on Sunday 3 July 1988 1
1988USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655US Navy cruiser kills 290 civilians in the Persian GulfThe USS Vincennes mistook an Iran Air passenger jet for an attacking fighter and shot it down over the Strait of Hormuz, killing all 290 people aboard. The incident heightened tensions during the Iran-Iraq War. The US later paid compensation without admitting liability.