Question: what important events happened in the year 1986?
Answer: Soviet Nuclear reactor at Chernobyl explodes. Soviet Nuclear reactor at Chernobyl explodes on April 26th causing release of radioactive material across much of Europe. ... 
Space Shuttle Challenger. ... 
Oprah Winfrey Show. ... 
USSR -- First Goodwill Games. ... 
Halley's Comet. ... 
"Hands Across America" ... 
Phantom of the Opera. ... 
Rutan Voyager.