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The SAS kills eight Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an ambush in Loughgall, Northern
LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz Kościuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board
Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II
Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka
Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U
New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarm
New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarm
June Democratic Struggle: The June Democratic Struggle starts in South Korea, and people protest against the government
The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed durin
Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hiperc
For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombe
The American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world's first all-sports radio station.
Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are…
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a…
Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on…
Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on…
The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations…
Cold War: Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union, crossing the Bering…