Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 43 events. Showing 31 - 43.
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- Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation of the globe in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research.
- The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT.
- Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet.
- Ferdinand Marcos’s widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering.
- The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland.
- A sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway kills 13 and wounds 1,300 people.
- Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California.
- Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther once known as H. Rap Brown, is captured after murdering Georgia sheriff’s deputy Ricky Kinchen and critically wounding Deputy Aldranon English.
- Invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries (the UK, Australia and Poland) begin military operations in Iraq.
- Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Déby.
- At least 52 people are killed and more than 250 injured in a wave of terror attacks across ten cities in Iraq.
- Four suspected Taliban members attack the luxurious Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people.
- A Solar eclipse, equinox, and a Supermoon all occur on the same day.
