A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people. Date: September 20, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 20 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today)
Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic. Date: September 18, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 18 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today)
Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a gas balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean. Date: September 14, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today)
Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record. Date: September 12, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events…
An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo kills seven soldiers and policemen. Date: September 7, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 7 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today)
Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment. Date: September 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 5 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today)
STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage. Date: September 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 5 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today)
Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia. Date: September 2, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 2 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today)
STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage. Date: August 30, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 30 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today)
The Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey starts a campaign of armed attacks upon the Turkish Armed Forces with an attack on police and gendarmerie bases in Εemdinli and Eruh. Date: August 15, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 15 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day…