A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_United_States_embassy_annex_bombing_in_Beirut’]
Tag: 1984
28 July 1984
The 1984 Summer Olympics officially known as the games of the XXIII were opened in Los Angeles. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the…
8 June 1984
Homosexuality is declared legal in the Australian state of New South Wales. Homosexuality was criminalised in New South Wales under section 79 of the Crimes…
17 May 1984
Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a “monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend”, sparking controversies…
16 October 1984
Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has chosen to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1984 to Bishop Desmond…
14 October 1984
“Baby Fae” receives a heart transplant from a baboon. Stephanie Fae Beauclair better known as Baby Fae, was an American infant born in 1984 with…
11 August 1984
United States President Ronald Reagan makes a joke that “We begin bombing in five minutes” while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National…
22 March 1984
Teachers at the McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach in California are charged with satanic ritual abuse of the children in the school. The charges were…
16 October 1984
‘The Bill’ debuts on ITV. It eventually becomes the longest running police drama in British television history.