758 events
Falklands War: The Argentine Air Force attacked the neutral oil tanker Hercules while she was traversing the South Atlan
Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force carried out Operation Mole Cricket 19, successfully suppressing Syrian air defenses i
Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in adv
Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in adv
After a 66-day hunger strike, Irish republican Bobby Sands died of starvation in HM Prison Maze
An organized mob of police and government-sponsored Sinhalese paramilitary forces began three days of attacks that led t
An organized mob of police and government-sponsored Sinhalese paramilitary forces began three days of attacks that led t
The Israeli Air Force attacked a nuclear reactor under the assumption that it was about to start producing plutonium to
The Israeli Air Force attacked a nuclear reactor under the assumption that it was about to start producing plutonium to
Robert Mugabe became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe, beginning a 37-year period in power
The British Special Air Service recaptured the Iranian embassy in London following a six-day siege after Iranian Arab se
Salvadoran Civil War: Refugees trying to flee El Salvador across the Sumpul River to Honduras were attacked by both Salv
Blair Peach, a New Zealand teacher, was fatally injured while taking part in an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a
Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom
Prominent Iranian Jew Habib Elghanian was executed after having been convicted by a revolutionary tribunal of various ch
Having invaded Uganda and deposed President Idi Amin, Tanzanian forces secured Uganda's western border, ending a seven-m
Having invaded Uganda and deposed President Idi Amin, Tanzanian forces secured Uganda's western border, ending a seven-m
Jerry Rawlings came to power in Ghana as chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
Bill Stewart, an American journalist, was executed by Nicaraguan Guardia forces