Date: December 20, 1984
Holy See–United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy. Date: January 10, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day…
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…
The United States Supreme Court gives its United States v. Leon decision providing a good-faith exception from the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule against use of evidence obtained through defective warrants in criminal trials. Date: July 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1984…
Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic. Date: September 18, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Sino-British Joint Declaration Signed on Hong Kong, December 19, 1984Space Shuttle Challenger Launches STS-41-B…
In the United Kingdom, a walkout at Cortonwood Colliery in Brampton Bierlow signals the start of a strike that lasted almost a year and involved the majority of the country's miners. Date: March 6, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On…
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…