· THAT DAY · OCTOBER 28, 1986 · NO. 39 ·
October 28, 1986
Tuesday · 39 years ago today
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
News Headlines
The New York Times
All The News That's Fit to Print
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
Top Global Headlines
- 2025: Hurricane Melissa makes landfall near Black River, Jamaica, killing over 30 people, as well as tying the 1935 Labor Day hurricane as the most intense landfall in the North Atlantic.
- 2023: The 2023 Rugby World Cup final is held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France. It saw South Africa defeat New Zealand 12 to 11, claiming their fourth Webb Ellis Cup, becoming the first nation to do so.
- 2014: A rocket carrying NASA's Cygnus CRS Orb-3 resupply mission to the International Space Station explodes seconds after taking off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia.
- 2013: The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took place when members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a crowd, killing five people and injuring thirty-eight others.
Weather in New York
64°F
Partly Cloudy
- High
- 64°F
- Low
- 49°F
- Humidity
- 81%
- Wind
- 21 km/h
Music
Movies
Top Box Office (This Week)
Top Gun
Academy Award (1986)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Top Box Office (This Week)
Aliens
Top Box Office (This Week)
A Better Tomorrow
Top Box Office (This Week)
Platoon
Born on This Day
You share your birthday with
Frank Ocean
American singer (born 1987)
Camille Muffat
French swimmer (1989–2015)
Troian Bellisario
American actress (born 1985)
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1986
1986
A day worth remembering ✦
October 28, 1986
Tue · 64°F Partly Cloudy · New York
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