This Month in History: July 1986

The birthday month of the United States of America and 40 years later, these were the headlines. Do any of these rekindle memories?
On July 2nd, Chilean president Augusto Pinochet is faces a strike against him by the Chilean residents.

(Photo Courtesy: https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/galleries/photographs-liberty-weekend-july-1986#94568)

The Statue of Liberty is reopened on July 5th with the U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan cutting the red, white, and blue ribbon. Lady Liberty had been under refurbishment prior to the reopening.

While in his retirement, Soviet General and spy for the U.S. Dmitri Polyakov is arrested in Russia on July 7th.

(Photo Courtesy: https://www.economist.com/news/2004/03/12/who-bombed-the-trains)

On July 14th, an ETA-bomb attack occurred in Madrid injuring 60 and killing 10 people.

(Photo Courtesy: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/16/1157430021/titanic-wreck-new-footage-1986)

The video tapes of The Titanic's sunken remains are released on July 18th.