Date: December 19, 1984
The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances. Date: May 8, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Thomas The Tank Engine…
Aeroflot Flight 3352 crashes into maintenance vehicles upon landing in Omsk, Russia, killing 178. Date: October 11, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Baltimore Colts Move to Indianapolis on Mayflower Trucks, March 29, 1984Brunei…
Konstantin Chernenko succeeds the late Yuri Andropov as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Date: February 13, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Western Australia Abolishes Capital Punishment, Last Australian…
The Summit Tunnel fire, one of the largest transportation tunnel fires in history, burns after a freight train carrying over one million liters of gasoline derails near the town of Todmorden, England, in the Pennines. Date: December 20, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day…
The original American Telephone & Telegraph Company is divested of its 22 Bell System companies as a result of the settlement of the 1974 United States Department of Justice antitrust suit against AT&T. Date: January 1, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1984…
STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage. Date: August 30, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Bhopal Disaster: Methyl Isocyanate Leak Kills Thousands – December 3, 1984Aeroflot Flight 3519 Engine…