WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO MAY 1986
Find out what all happened April to May 1986

A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster. Reactor No. 4 with its enclosing sarcophagus. (26. April 1986)

The Chernobyl Disaster: High Levels of Radiation as a result of the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident is detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden. (28. April 1986)

The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly ends. (17. April 1986)

The Seville Statement on Violence is adopted by an international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO, in Seville, Spain. (16. May 1986)

The Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan. (19. May 1986)

In retaliation for the April 5 bombing in West Berlin that killed two U.S. servicemen, U.S. president Ronald Reagan orders major bombing raids against Libya, killing 60 people. (14. April 1986)

Mswati III is crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II. (25. April 1986)

Nezar Hindawi's attempt to detonate a bomb aboard an El Al flight from London to Tel Aviv is thwarted. (17. April 1986)

The European Community adopts the European flag. (26. May 1986)

A fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items. (29. April 1986)

The City of Prypiat as well as the surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl Disaster (27. April 1986)

Hands Across America takes place. (25. May 1986)

Three people are killed in the bombing of the La Belle Discothèque in West Berlin, Germany. (5. April 1986)

NBC debuts the current well-known peacock as seen in the NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration. (12. May 1986)

Pianist Vladimir Horowitz performs in his native Russia for the first time in 61 years. (20. April 1986)

Dragon Quest, the game credited as setting the template for role-playing video games, is released in Japan. (27. May 1986)

The Chernobyl Disaster: American and European Spy Satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant (29. April 1986)

The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea. (28. April 1986)

The Chernobyl Disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster (2. May 1986)

Sector Kanda: Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attacks a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion. (1. April 1986)