The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after liftoff. All all seven astronauts on board are killed.
Tag: 1986
22 June 1986
The controversial Hand of God goal is scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England.
19 February 1986
Soldiers in the Sri Lankan Army kill 80 Tamil farm workers in the eastern province of Sri Lanka.
22 November 1986
Mike Tyson beats Trevor Berbick to become youngest ever Heavyweight champion.
7 September 1986
Desmond Tutu becomes the first black person to head the Anglican Church in South Africa.
9 July 1986
New Zealand passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act that legalizes homosexuality in New Zealand.
23 January 1986
The first member are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly…