Akkaraipattu Massacre: Sri Lankan Army Kills 80 Tamil Farm Workers, February 19, 1986

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 1986Diego Maradona Hand of God Goal…

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…

A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day on Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Date: August 6, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC) launches as the fourth US television network. Date: October 9, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Kills Seven Astronauts January 28, 1986Duvalier Family Rule Ends in…

Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town. Date: September 7, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Diego Maradona Hand of God Goal Sparks Controversy June 22,…

Collapse of Hotel New World: Thirty-three people die when the Hotel New World in Singapore collapses. Date: March 15, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986John Demjanjuk Treblinka War Crimes Trial Begins in Jerusalem,…