| In 1986 (the year you were born) |
 Ronald Reagan is president of the US The US officially observes Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday for the first time The space shuttle Challenger explodes moments after lift off, killing 6 astronauts and a teacher A major nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union Japanese video game maker Nintendo introduces its games to America US warplanes bomb Libyan headquarters in retaliation for terrorist attacks The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station IBM unveils the PC Convertible, the first laptop computer Charlotte Church, The Olsen twins, and Lindsay Lohan are born New York Mets win the World Series Chicago Bears win Superbowl XX Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup Top Gun is the top grossing film "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne & Friends spends the most time at the top of the US charts ALF, the Oprah Winfrey Show, and Pee-wee's Playhouse premiere |
Friday 21 November 2008
What happened the year you were born?
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I remember when the Challenger exploded. That was a big deal and I was very little. It must have made quite the impression.
The space shuttle Challenger explodes moments after lift off, killing 6 astronauts and a teacher
I remember exactly where I was standing when that happened.
I was in the living room in married housing at NDSU. So sad. Love, Mom
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