Historical Events In 1986

Sep 30 US releases soviet spy Gennadiy Zakharov

Sep 25 Antonin Scalia appointed to the Supreme Court

Sep 04 189.42 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange

Sep 26 Bobby (Patrick Duffy) returns to Dallas, his death is attributed to his wife Pam's bad dream (erases all of last season)

Sep 06 USSR charges correspondent Nicholas Daniloff with spying

Sep 28 Record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City)

Sep 26 Antonin Scalia becomes a Supreme Court Justice

Sep 09 NYC jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet UN employee) of spying

Sep 19 Federal health officals announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients

Sep 27 Senate joins House of Reps voting for sweeping tax reforms

Sep 05 NASA launches DOD-1

Sep 10 Bryan O'Connor named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel

Sep 05 NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms

Sep 02 Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi

Sep 11 Dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded

Sep 06 Barbra Streisand's 1st live concert in 20 years

Sep 13 Kellye Cash (Miss Tennessee) crowned Miss America

Sep 07 Desmond Tutu installed to lead south African Anglican Church

Sep 05 Merv Griffin makes his final appearance as host of his own TV talk show.

Sep 29 USSR releases US journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges

Sep 01 Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album

Sep 12 240.49 million shares traded in the NY Stock Exchange

Sep 09 The first colorized classic movie (computerized color added to an originally black and white movie) appears on Ted Turner's WTBS "Superstation" in Atlanta, GA.

Sep 07 Desmond Tutu becomes Archbishop of Capetown, the first black man to do so

Sep 12 US professor Joseph Cicippio is kidnapped and held hostage in Beirut

Feb 16 Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater

Feb 09 Haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed President of South Yemen

Feb 23 Nelli Fiere-Cooman runs world record 60 meter indoor (7.00 seconds)

Feb 03 President Reagan announces formation of Committee on Challenger Accident

Feb 25 Iran conquerors Iraq peninsula Fao

Feb 07 Philippine Corazon Aquino defeats incumbent dictator Ferdinand Marcos but fraudulent returns gave the election to Marcos

Feb 16 French air force bombs Ouadi Doum airport in Chad

Feb 08 US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano

Feb 19 Jordanian King Hussein severs ties with PLO

Feb 02 Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India

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