Netherlands and Isles of Scilly End 335-Year War, April 17, 1986
Date: April 17, 1986
Date: April 17, 1986
FBI Miami Shootout: A gun battle in broad daylight in Dade County, Florida, between two bank/armored car robbers and pursuing FBI agents. During the firefight, FBI agents Jerry L. Dove and Benjamin P. Grogan are killed, while five other agents are wounded. As a result, the popular .40 S&W cartridge was developed. Date: April 11,…
The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in Uganda. Date: January 25, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 25 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Nicholas Daniloff Indicted for Espionage by Soviet Union, September 8, 1986People Power Revolution…
The Soviet liner MSΒ Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. Date: February 16, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Iran-Contra Affair Exposed: U.S. Secretly Sold Weapons to Iran November 3, 1986MV…
An explosion occurred at the Cipel-Marco fur factory in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, killing 14 and injuring 10. Date: October 8, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 8 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Voyager 2 Closest Approach to Uranus -…
Twenty-three people are killed when a VIA Rail passenger train collides with a Canadian National freight train near the town of Hinton, Alberta, making it one of the worst rail accidents in Canada. Date: February 8, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 8 π Events on this day in 1986…
Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, releases Andrei Sakharov and his wife from exile in Gorky. Date: December 19, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 19 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986World Record Hailstones Kill 92 in Bangladesh, April…