Date: December 31, 1986
Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling. Date: December 23, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On…
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 1986Challenger Disaster: USS Preserver Divers Locate Crew Cabin,…
The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423. Date: August 31, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Aeroflot Flight F-77 Crashes…
Nezar Hindawi is sentenced to 45 years in prison, the longest sentence handed down by a British court, for the attempted bombing of an El Al flight at Heathrow Airport. Date: October 24, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This…
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)…
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway. Date: October 29, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Soviet Union Launches Mir Spacecraft February 20, 1986Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940…