Debi Thomas First African American World Figure Skating Champion – March 21, 1986
Date: March 21, 1986
Date: March 21, 1986
Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USSΒ Preserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor. Date: March 7, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 7 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Phantom of the Opera Opens at Her Majesty’s Theatre,…
Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC) launches as the fourth US television network. Date: October 9, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 9 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Nicholas Daniloff Indicted for Espionage by Soviet Union, September 8, 1986USS Enterprise First Nuclear-Powered…
The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf. Date: November 25, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 25 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Soviet Liner MS Mikhail Lermontov Runs Aground in New Zealand, February 16, 1986Aeroflot Flight…
The Surinamese military attacks the village of Moiwana during the Suriname Guerrilla War, killing at least 39 civilians, mostly women and children. Date: November 29, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 29 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Pripyat Evacuation Begins…
Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometre (12Β mi) range. Date: August 21, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 21 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Hands Across America Event Takes…
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults. Date: June 30, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 30 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Operation El Dorado Canyon: U.S. Bombing Raids…