- it was 1986
- the population was approx. 4.932 billion
- Ronald Regan was president
- Vice President: George Bush Sr.
- the year began on a Wednesday
- the year was designated the international year of peace
- Martin Luther King Jr. day was introduced
- the day before I was born
- the US space shuttle Challenger exploded
- the day after my brother's 3rd birthday
- the Mir space station was launched
- Elie Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize
- "We Are the World" won the Grammy for record of the year
- "Out of Africa" won the Oscar for best picture
- a stamp cost 22 cents
- gas cost 89 cents per gallon
- "Hands Across America" was attempted
feb 25 2009 ∞
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