Ritzville High School graduated 22
students in 1986; 13 women and 9 men.
Here are some trivia highlights of 1986...how many trigger a
memory for you?
January 28, Space Shuttle Challenger disintigrates 73 seconds after launch, killing
the crew of 7 astronauts, including schoolteacher Krista McAuliffe.
On April 26, the Chernobyl disaster occurred as a result of a mishandled safety test
at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR.
The 1986 World Expo opened in Vancouver, B.C., on May 2. The class of 1986 attended the
Expo on their senior trip.
At least 5 million people form a human chain called Hands Across America to raise money
to fight hunger and homelessness on May 25. This human chain extended from New York City to Long Beach, CA.
In July, Prince Andrew of England marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
November sees the start of the Iran-Contra affair. There are reports that the U.S has
been selling weapons to Iran in secret in order to secure the release of 7 American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.