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Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with
Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Sa
Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa are
A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four
The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando…
Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes…
The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles.
Signing of the Assam Accord, an agreement between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the…
Major General Muhammadu Buhari, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria, is ousted from power in a coup…
Major General Muhammadu Buhari, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria, is ousted from power in a coup…
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-51-I to deploy three communication satellites and repair a fourth…
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead.
The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other…
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israel attacks the Palestine Liberation Organization's Tunisia headquarters during…
Seven Israeli vacationers, including four children, are killed in a mass shooting at Ras Burqa in the Sinai Peninsula…
US Navy aircraft intercept an Egyptian airliner carrying the perpetrators of the Achille Lauro hijacking, and force it…
The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals.
Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced as the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia.