Olof Palme Assassinated in Stockholm, Sweden – February 28, 1986
Date: February 28, 1986
Date: February 28, 1986
People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first female president. Date: February 25, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Conservative protestors attack a mock shanty town that had been erected on the Green at Dartmouth College as part of anti-apartheid protests. Date: January 21, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Voyager 2 Closest…
Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits. Date: May 7, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Voyager 2 Closest Approach to Uranus – January 24, 1986Lesotho Coup…
The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for ten of those years. Date: February 20, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986FBI Miami Shootout Kills…
Debi Thomas becomes the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships. Date: March 21, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Aeroflot Flight F-77 Crashes Near Bugulma Airport, 38 Killed, March 2,…
The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands independence from the United States. Date: November 3, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Aeroflot Flight F-77…