Pripyat Evacuated After Chernobyl Disaster, April 27, 1986

A fire at the Central library of the Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items. Date: April 29, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986FBI Miami Shootout Kills Two…

FBI Miami Shootout: A gun battle in broad daylight in Dade County, Florida, between two bank/armored car robbers and pursuing FBI agents. During the firefight, FBI agents Jerry L. Dove and Benjamin P. Grogan are killed, while five other agents are wounded. As a result, the popular .40 S&W cartridge was developed. Date: April 11,…

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 1986Melbourne Russell Street Police HQ Car Bomb Kills Officer, Injures 21 -…

Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Justin Lekhanya. Date: January 20, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Hotel New World Collapse Kills 33…

Pan Am Flight 73 from Mumbai, India with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport. Date: September 5, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Lesotho Coup Ousts Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan,…