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Dec 31, 1986 · By Haynes Johnson. December 30, 1986 at 7:00 p.m. EST. For Americans, 1986 was a year when things suddenly and inexplicably went wrong. It was a year in which, in the Grecian sense, the gods...
Feb 15, 2010 · The NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, just 73 seconds after liftoff, bringing a devastating end to the spacecraft’s 10th mission. The disaster claimed the lives of all...
Historical events from year 1986. Learn about 731 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1986 or search by date or keyword.
Challenger disaster, explosion of the U.S. space shuttle orbiter Challenger, shortly after its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 28, 1986. The disaster claimed the lives of seven astronauts. The primary goal of shuttle mission 51-L was to launch the second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-B).
Apr 19, 2016 · A rare sight at London's Heathrow Airport on January 21, 1986: The entire British Concorde fleet in one picture. The occasion was the 10-year anniversary of British Concorde flight service, which...
1986 in Film & TV. May 16 "Top Gun", directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise premieres. Sep 8 "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is first broadcast nationally. Oct 9 Stage musical "Phantom of the Opera" premieres in London, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman; runs for 13,629 performances. 1986 in Music.
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