1986

TV/ Movies: o Fox Network starts o "A.M. Chicago" name to "Oprah Winfrey Show" and goes national o Turner Broadcasting begins to colorize black and white classics. Current Events: o Statue of Liberty celebrates the 100th Anniversary o Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day celebrated for the first time o Cloud of carbon dioxide rumbled out and killed 1700 people in Nyos, Cameroon o Return of Haley's Comet o Hands Across America begins on May 25, 1986 o 1st Hispanic-American astronaut, Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, goes into space. o Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, killing the crew of 7 astronauts including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Sports: o Vinny Testaverde, Miami Hurricane’s Quarterback, wins the Heisman Trophy o June 19th, Len Bias, a first round pick by the Celtics, died of a cocaine overdose. o The Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XX. Medical: o Supermodel Gia, dies of AIDS after heroine addiction. first woman to die of AIDS virus in the US.

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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; msobidifontweight: bold;">PEOPLE WHO DIED: • Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger: ○ Greg Jarvis (b. 1944) ○ Sharon Christa McAuliffe (b. 1948) ○ Ronald McNair (b. 1950) ○ Ellison Onizuka (b. 1946) ○ Judith Resnik (b. 1949) ○ Francis R. Scobee (b. 1939) ○ Michael J. Smith (b. 1945)