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1986 HAPPENINGS |
MUSIC |
| 53rd Annual Bach Festival. Dr. Thomas Somerville conducting |
| Harrison Birtwistle's opera "Mask of Orpheus" premières at the London Coliseum. |
POLITICS |
| The Los Angeles Central Library is badly damaged by an arsonist. It took 65 fire companies, 9 rescue ambulances, two helicopters. The head of the History Department, Mary Pratt, was a close friend of mine. She was devastated by the loss. Total cost of the damages was estimated at about $22 million. Some of the rare manuscripts were a total loss. It took months to rebuild. Many of the books were saved by a special freeze drying method. |
| Money Laundering Act of 1986 is passed, making money laundering a federal crime. |
| World's worst nuclear accident occurs when the Chernobyl Power Station explodes. |
| US planes bomb Libya |
| US and Australia suspend the ANZUS alliance after New Zealand blocks admittance of nuclear warships from entering port |
POINTS OF INTEREST |
| Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after takeoff killing all aboard. |
| L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction writer, and founder of the Scientology religious movement, dies |
| Wallace Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, dies |
| Benny Goodman, popular WWII bandleader, dies |
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