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Firearm Owners Protection Act
1986May, 19

The Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

The Firearm Owners Protection Act (FOPA) of 1986 is a United States federal law that revised many provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968.

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Events on 1986

  • 25Feb

    Ferdinand Marcos

    People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first woman president.
  • 1Apr

    Kathmandu

    Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
  • 26Apr

    Chernobyl disaster

    A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster.
  • 27Apr

    Chernobyl disaster

    The city of Pripyat as well as the surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster.
  • 2Jul

    Augusto Pinochet

    Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.