Date: September 2, 1984
"We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio. Date: August 11, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Tyrone Mitchell perpetrates the 49th Street Elementary School shooting in Los Angeles, killing two children and injuring 12 more. Date: February 24, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres…
Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space. Date: October 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Tyrone Mitchell 49th Street Elementary School Shooting in Los Angeles, February 24, 1984Joe Kittinger First Solo Gas…
Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a gas balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean. Date: September 14, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984William Buckley Kidnapped by Hezbollah in Lebanon – March…
Bhopal disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000–600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom later died from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history. Date: December 3, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
San Juanico disaster: A series of explosions at the Pemex petroleum storage facility at San Juan Ixhuatepec in Mexico City starts a major fire and kills about 500 people. Date: November 19, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day…