Space Shuttle Challenger Launches STS-41-B February 3, 1984
Date: February 3, 1984
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Date: February 3, 1984
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The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances. Date: May 8, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Operation Blue Star at…
Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission: astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). Date: February 7, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 7 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The DanubeβBlack Sea Canal is opened, in a ceremony attended by the CeauΘescus. It had been under construction since the 1950s. Date: May 27, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 27 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984AT&T Divests Bell System…
Kenyan soldiers kill an estimated 5,000 ethnic Somali Kenyans in the Wagalla massacre. Date: February 10, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 10 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984Virgin Atlantic Launches First Flight from London to Newark, June 22, 1984STS-41-B…
Operation Blue Star: Under orders from India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi, the Indian Army begins an invasion of the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion. Date: June 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 5 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today)…
Singer Marvin Gaye is shot to death by his father in his home in Arlington Heights, Los Angeles, California. Date: April 1, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1984 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1984STS-41-B First Untethered Spacewalk Using MMU…