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1986 was a year of tragedy, with the explosion of the U.S. space shuttle Challenger, killing all seven crew members, and the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, killing two instantly and many thousands over time. But it also had brighter moments: Hands Across America united 5 million people from coast to coast, Oprah Winfrey debuted her iconic talk show, Halley’s Comet made a triumphant return after 76 years and the Voyager completed the first around-the-world flight without refueling.
The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after lift off.
CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE- APRIL 29: View of the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant three days after the explosion on April 29, 1986 in Chernobyl:,Ukraine. (Photo by SHONE/GAMMA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 31: WEMBLEY Photo of Johnny CASH, Johnny Cash performing on stage at the Country Music Festival (Photo by Phil Dent/Redferns)
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 18: Spike Lee wearing a T-shirt from his movie "She's Gotta Have It." (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
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