Edmond Postal Worker Mass Shooting Kills 14, August 20, 1986
Date: August 20, 1986
Date: August 20, 1986
In Lebanon, pro-Iran kidnappers claim to have abducted American writer Edward Tracy (he is released in August 1991). Date: October 21, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 21 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Iran-Contra Affair Exposed: U.S. Secretly Sold Weapons…
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 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 1986Olof Palme Assassinated in Stockholm, Sweden – February 28, 1986Surinamese Military Attacks…
The United States Navy aircraft carrier USSΒ Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USSΒ Coral Sea. Date: April 29, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 29 π Events on this day in 1986 π …
A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13Β inches) of rain in a day on Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Date: August 6, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 6 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today)…
The Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Date: May 19, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986People Power Revolution: Marcos Flees, Aquino Becomes President, February 25, 1986Soviet…