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

In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill shoots and kills 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide. Date: August 20, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Voyager 2 Closest Approach to Uranus,…

FBI Miami Shootout: A gun battle in broad daylight in Dade County, Florida, between two bank/armored car robbers and pursuing FBI agents. During the firefight, FBI agents Jerry L. Dove and Benjamin P. Grogan are killed, while five other agents are wounded. As a result, the popular .40 S&W cartridge was developed. Date: April 11,…

The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands independence from the United States. Date: November 3, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Gateway Bridge Officially…

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley. Date: January 23, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in…

An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly is declared over. Date: April 17, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Uganda Government Overthrown by National Resistance…