Soviet Liner MS Mikhail Lermontov Runs Aground in New Zealand, February 16, 1986

Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm. Date: February 28, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Debi Thomas First African American World Figure Skating Champion – March 21, 1986Jeltoqsan Riots…

The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets in response to a discotheque bombing in West Germany that killed two U.S. servicemen. Date: April 15, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel. Date: June 4, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Uganda Government Overthrown by National Resistance Army, January 26,…

Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USS Preserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor. Date: March 7, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Aden Violent Struggle Begins Between Ali Nasir Muhammad and…

The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in Uganda. Date: January 25, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986USS Enterprise First Nuclear-Powered Carrier Transits Suez Canal April 29, 1986Communist Party of…