Date: April 29, 1986
High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident. Date: April 28, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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 1986Conservative Protestors Attack Dartmouth Anti-Apartheid Shanty Town, January 21, 1986Hands Across…
The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened. Date: January 11, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Soviet Vega 1 Returns First Halley’s Comet Nucleus Images, March 4, 1986Martin Luther King Jr. Day…
The city of Pripyat and surrounding areas are evacuated due to the Chernobyl disaster. Date: April 27, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Halley’s Comet Last Inner Solar System Appearance February 9, 1986Netherlands and…
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 1986Australia Act 1986…
Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board. Date: January 28, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Gateway Bridge Opens in Brisbane, Australia – January…