January 28,1986: Seven dead in space shuttle disaster
The American Space shuttle Challenger exploded killing all seven astronaunts aboard. the explosion occurred just 30 seconds after take-off.
"We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them this morning as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God." US President Ronald Reagan
The 86 era
*The world's worst nuclear accident takes place when a reactor blows up at Chernobyl Power Station.
*Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are married and become the Duke and Duchess of York.
*US warplanes bomb Libya.
*New Zealand refuses to admit nuclear warships into port- the US and Australia suspend the ANZUS alliance.
*Paradise City by Guns'n'Roses Came to be
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