Date: October 27, 1986
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults. Date: June 30, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Olof Palme Assassinated in Stockholm, Sweden -…
The European Community adopts the European flag. Date: May 26, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Mindbender Derailment Kills Three at West Edmonton Mall June 14, 1986FBI Miami Shootout Kills Two Agents, Spurs .40…
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Kalamata, Greece with a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing at least 20 and causing heavy damage in the city. Date: September 13, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Surinamese military attacks the village of Moiwana during the Suriname Guerrilla War, killing at least 39 civilians, mostly women and children. Date: November 29, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 29 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986FBI Miami Shootout…
Alabama governor George Wallace, a former segregationist, best known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987. Date: April 2, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April…
The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites. Date: March 24, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Pripyat Evacuation Begins After Chernobyl Disaster,…