Date: December 19, 1984
A radiation detector at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, United States, detects radioactivity after a truck carrying rebar accidentally passed through the laboratory's area, revealing a contamination incident that occurred in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, the previous month. Date: January 16, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 16 📅…
STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage. Date: September 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Los Alamos Detects Radioactive Contamination from Ciudad Juárez Truck Incident, January 16, 1984Bernhard Goetz Shoots…
Bhopal disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000–600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom later died from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history. Date: December 3, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
The Baltimore Colts load their possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer their operations to Indianapolis. Date: March 29, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984US Supreme Court…
One hundred and three Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul. Date: May 6, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Wagalla Massacre: Kenyan Soldiers Kill 5,000 Ethnic Somali Kenyans, February…
An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo kills seven soldiers and policemen. Date: September 7, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Upper Volta Renamed Burkina…