January 1986

Wednesday 01:

Spain and Portugal are admitted into the European Community.

Wednesday 08:

Hacker Manifesto written.

Thursday 09:

After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves the instant camera business.

Sunday 12:

Space shuttle Columbia takes-off with the first Hispanic-American astronaut, Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz.

Monday 13:

A month-long violent struggle began in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties.

Wednesday 15:

The HBO and Cinemax pay cable television services initiate scrambling of their national satellite feeds on Galaxy 1 with the Videocipher II system.

Monday 20:

The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel.

Thursday 23:

The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley)

Friday 24:

Voyager 2 passes within 50,679 miles of Uranus.

Saturday 25:

The National Resistance Movement topple the government of Tito Okello in Uganda

Sunday 26:

Super Bowl XX: The Chicago Bears defeat the New England Patriots, 46-10.

Tuesday 28:

Space Shuttle Challenger explodes just after takeoff killing all seven astronauts onboard.

Wednesday 29:

Yoweri Museveni is sworn in as President of Uganda.