October 19, 1987. This was a Monday, and for most people Mondays are the worst day of the week. But this particular Monday was probably the worst day ever for so many traders. That was the day the stock market collapsed in spectacular fashion, and it would be known in history as Black Monday. What Happened On Black Monday Every…
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On the 26th day of April 1986, a catastrophic accident shook the world when a nuclear reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded. The plant was located in Ukraine, which was then part of the Soviet Union. Considered as the world’s worst nuclear accident, 31 people died at the time of explosion. But its consequences didn’t end there. Cleaning…
February 19, 1986. At exactly 21:28:23 UTC (GMT), Russia was able to meet its political deadline and launched the first and main module of the Mir Space Station. Many more launches would in later years hurl various other modules for the space station that would eventually stand as a beacon of achievement not just for the Russians, but for the…
On January 28, 1986, the NASA Space Shuttle orbiter known as Challenger started to break down within 73 seconds after takeoff and it led to the deaths of the 7 crew members. Five of them were NASA astronauts while the other two were Payload Specialists. The spacecraft fell apart while flying over the Atlantic Ocean, specifically off the coast of…