Date: November 3, 1986
Lebanon hostage crisis: U.S. hostage David Jacobsen is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity. Date: November 2, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Los Angeles Public Library Fire Destroys 400,000 Books -…
National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary start to shred documents allegedly implicating them in the Iran–Contra affair. Date: November 21, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Melbourne Russell Street Police HQ…
A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties. Date: January 13, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Sarbat…
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 1986Australia Act 1986 Makes…
Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet survives an assassination attempt by the FPMR; five of Pinochet's bodyguards are killed. Date: September 7, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Aeroflot Flight 6502 Crash at Kuibyshev Airport, October…
The Soviet liner MS Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. Date: February 16, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Fox Broadcasting Company Launches as Fourth US TV Network October 9, 1986USS…