European Community Adopts European Flag, May 26, 1986

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 heaviest hailstones ever recorded, each weighing 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92. Date: April 14, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Bill Nelson Launches on Space Shuttle…

Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines. Date: February 22, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Kwai Chung Cipel-Marco Fur Factory Explosion Kills 14, Injures 10, October 8, 1986Soviet Liner MS Mikhail…

Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board. Date: January 28, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Japan Airlines Flight 1628 UFO Sighting Over Alaska,…

Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe. Date: October 11, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Akkaraipattu Massacre: Sri Lankan Army Kills 80…