Firearm Owners Protection Act Signed by Reagan May 19, 1986
Date: May 19, 1986
Date: May 19, 1986
Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion. Date: April 1, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Los Angeles Public Library Fire…
IranβContra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon. Date: November 3, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 3 π Events on this day in…
Space Shuttle program: Congressman and future NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a payload specialist. Date: January 12, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Twenty-three people are killed when a VIA Rail passenger train collides with a Canadian National freight train near the town of Hinton, Alberta, making it one of the worst rail accidents in Canada. Date: February 8, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 8 π Events on this day in 1986…
Space Shuttle program: Congressman and future NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a payload specialist. Date: January 12, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
In Lebanon, pro-Iran kidnappers claim to have abducted American writer Edward Tracy (he is released in August 1991). Date: October 21, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 21 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Sydney Record Rainfall from Low-Pressure System -…