Blackville
High School
Class
Of 1986
What
was happening in 1986
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On January 28, 1986 The world was shocked by the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger, and the death of its seven crew members
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The Soviet Union acknowledges there has been an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine
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Brian
Mulroney was the Canadian Prime Minister
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Ronald Regan was President of USA
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Spain and Portugal join European Economic Community
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President Regan freezes Libyan assets in U.S. (Jan. 8).
U.S. planes attack Libyan “terrorist centers”
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Microsoft went public March 13, 1986 at $21.00 per share. ... The offering price was $21.00 per share at the IPO on March 13, 1986
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Iran Contra Deal The Reagan Administration confirmed that it had been selling arms to Iran, which was fighting a war with Iraq, in an effort to obtain the release of American hostages in Lebanon. Money from the sales was used to help the Contras fighting the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua.
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Reagan and Gorbechav meet in Washington The signing of the I.N.F. (Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces) treaty in 1987 marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War.
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President Ferdinand Marcos flees Philippines after ruling for 20 years; newly elected Corazon Aquino succeeds him (Feb. 26).
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Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees to France (Feb. 7).
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