Timeline of the 80s, 1986

This is a list of important events the occured during 1986. Exact dates are listed when known.

  • January 28, the Challenger explodes.
  • Worst nuclear disaster ever in Chernobyl, USSR, April.
  • In Nyos, Cameroon, a cloud of carbon dioxide rumbled out of the nearby lake Nyos on August 21 and killed approximently 1,700 people.
  • Bill Buckner lets World Series squirt through his legs. The Mets win in 7 games.
  • US vs Lybia's Col. Khadafi
  • Argentina wins Soccer World Cup in Mexico
  • Fox Network starts in America
  • June 19th, Len Bias, a first round pick by the Celtics, died of a cocaine overdose.
  • Mandatory recycling programs started in Rhode Island.
  • Iran Contra Scandal (Who can forget Ollie North?) is reported in November in a Lebanese magazine.
  • Vice President George Bush's broccoli incident, tons of the stuff is delivered to the White House.
  • Return of Haley's Comet
  • Hands Across America, May 25, 1986
  • Statue of Liberty celebrates the 100th Anniversary and gets a face lift in the process.
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Maria Shriver.
  • Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past is revealed as he runs for president of Austria, and he still wins despite having been a staff officer responsible for deporting thousands of Greek Jews to the concentration camps.
  • "A.M. Chicago" changes its name to the "Oprah Winfrey Show" and goes national September 8th.
  • Turner Broadcasting begins to colorize black and white classics.
  • Miami Hurricanes' Quarterback Vinny Testaverde wins the Heisman Trophy
  • John McCarthy, a British journalist was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad. Remained in captivity for a staggering 5.5 years.
  • America celebrates national holiday Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day for the first time.
  • Not only did the Red Sox went to the World Series (They lost in 7 to the Mets) ,the Boston Celtics won the 1986 NBA Championship, and New England went to the the Super Bowl but lost to the Chicago Bears 46-10.
  • Supermodel Gia, after years of heroin addiction, dies of AIDS. She is the first woman to sucumb to the AIDS virus in the US.
  • Election of Corazon Aquino ends corrupt Marcos regime in the Philippines. "Win or lose, we go shopping after the election." - Imelda Marcos