Voyager 2 Closest Approach to Uranus – January 24, 1986

The Ugandan government of Tito Okello is overthrown by the National Resistance Army, led by Yoweri Museveni. Date: January 26, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Aeroflot Flight F-77 Crashes Near Bugulma Airport, 38…

Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System. Date: February 9, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Lesotho Coup Ousts Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan, January 20, 1986Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) Attacks Kathmandu…

Conservative protestors attack a mock shanty town that had been erected on the Green at Dartmouth College as part of anti-apartheid protests. Date: January 21, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986U.S. Launches Operation…

Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board. Date: January 28, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Hotel New World Collapse Kills 33 in Singapore…

The city of Pripyat and surrounding areas are evacuated due to the Chernobyl disaster. Date: April 27, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Conservative Protestors Attack Dartmouth Anti-Apartheid Shanty Town, January 21, 1986China Airlines…

Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm. Date: February 28, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986China Airlines Flight 2265 Crashes Near Penghu Airport, 13 Dead February 16, 1986People Power…