Date: June 22, 1986
Three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing more than 90 people and injuring 140 others, making it the second-deadliest hotel fire in American history. Date: December 31, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1986…
An assembly of Sikhs, known as a Sarbat Khalsa, officially declare independence for a state of Khalistan. Date: April 29, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Firearm Owners Protection Act Signed Into Law by…
Nezar Hindawi is sentenced to 45 years in prison, the longest sentence handed down by a British court, for the attempted bombing of an El Al flight at Heathrow Airport. Date: October 24, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This…
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 1986U.S. Supreme Court…
China Airlines Flight 2265 crashes into the Pacific Ocean near Penghu Airport in Taiwan, killing all 13 aboard. Date: February 16, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Netherlands-Isles of Scilly 335-Year War Ends, April…
Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion. Date: April 1, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Hotel New World Collapse Kills…