This Month in History: June 1986

Forty years ago this month, these are what was in the main headlines around the world. Do you remember any of these events?

(Photo Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wanderlust_book_cover.jpg)

Wanderlust, published by Danielle Steel, is published on June 1st.

The U.S. Senate begins television coverage of their sessions on June 2nd.

During the Battles in Beirut, 53 people are confirmed killed on June 3rd.

South Africa renews their State of Emergency for an additional twelve months on June 10th. The State of Emergency had been going for three years at this point in time.

(Video Courtesy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLvgzZmqGnw)

On June 13th, U.S. President Ronald Reagan criticizes the State of Emergency of South Africa.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan delivers a speech defending his judicial appointments on June 21st.

(Photo Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Guy_Hunt#/media/File:HGuyHunt.JPG)

After 112 years, the first Republication governor, Harold Guy Hunt, is elected on June 24th.

Founder and journalist of the New Nation Newspaper of South Africa, Zwelakhe Sisulu, is abducted June 27th. He was released on December 2, 1988.

(Photo Courtesy: By Unknown author - El Gráfico, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77620158)

Argentina wins the FIFA World Cup from West Germany in Mexico City on June 29th.