Date: October 31, 1984
A radiation detector at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, United States, detects radioactivity after a truck carrying rebar accidentally passed through the laboratory's area, revealing a contamination incident that occurred in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, the previous month. Date: January 16, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅…
The Provisional Irish Republican Army fail to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet. The bomb kills five people and wounds at least 31 others. Date: October 12, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Baltimore Colts load their possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer their operations to Indianapolis. Date: March 29, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Joe Kittinger Completes…
William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Lebanon, is kidnapped by Hezbollah; he later dies in captivity. Date: March 16, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984UK and China Agree Hong Kong Sovereignty Transfer,…
Doctor John Buster and a research team at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the United States announce history's first embryo transfer, from one woman to another resulting in a live birth. Date: February 3, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This…
United Nations General Assembly recognizes the Convention against Torture. Date: December 10, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984UK and China Agree Hong Kong Sovereignty Transfer, September 26, 1984Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres…