Bishop Ready 1986: Tim Blanton

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Events of 1986 big or otherwise.

December - Desi Arnaz, actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy), dies at 69 of cancer.
November - U.S. president Reagan confesses weapon sales to Iran
October - U.S. Senate approved immigration bill prohibiting hiring of illegal aliens and offered amnesty to illegals who entered prior to 1982
September – “Captain EO” with Michael Jackson, premieres.
August - Mail carrier Patrick Sherrill, Edmond Ok, shot 14 fellow workers dead. This is when we started saying “Going Postal”.
July – Videotapes are released showing Titanic’s sunken remains
June - Madonna's "Live to Tell," single goes #1
May – Tommy Lee marries Heather Locklear. See her then and now.
April – Clint Eastwood is elected mayor of Carmel California
March – The NFL adopts the instant replay rule
February - Peter Uberroth suspended 7 baseball players for 1 year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs.
January – The Challenger blew up shortly after liftoff