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1986: Local Tornadoes Cost $1.5 million
One set of tornadoes cost $1.5 in Nobles County in 1986, and also injured a person, and killed a 4-year-old Rock Rapids girl.
Tagged 1980s, 1986, brian bohn, disasters, donnie deboer, news, nobles county, tornadoes
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1986: Minnesota West’s 50th Year Starting
Minnesota West was celebrating its 50th year in 1986.
Tagged 1980s, 1986, dale carlson, minnesota west, news
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1986: iPods of the Past
Scott Elzenga of Westbrook was listening to a boom box in 1986. Children, be glad of iPods.
Tagged 1980s, 1986, lake okabena, Photos, scott elzenga, technology
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1986: Chernobyl Means a Run on Iodine
People were buying up iodine like crazy in the wake of the Chernobyl accident in 1986.
Tagged 1980s, 1986, iodine, Nation and World, news
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1986: U.S. Is Exaggerating Chernobyl Accident?
It’s still difficult to say exactly what Chernobyl’s death toll was. 31 deaths were directly attributable to the accident, apparently.
Tagged 1980s, 1986, chernobyl, disasters, Nation and World, news
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1986: A Primer on Radiation, Post-Chernobyl
Here’s a brief primer on radiation in the wake of the Chernobyl explosion and meltdown in 1986. People really freaked out, and I can’t blame them.
Tagged 1980s, 1986, chernobyl, disasters, graphics, Nation and World, news, radiation
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1986: Bone Marrow Specialist Helps After Chernobyl
They were allowing an American specialist in to help after the Chernobyl reactor disaster in 1986.
Tagged 1980s, 1986, chernobyl, disasters, Nation and World, news, Pea pods, russia
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1986: Clown Dreams
As a child, I always dreamed of being a clown. Possible next line: 1. Fortunately, I woke up. 2. So I went into politics. 3. That’s why the KGB wants me dead. 4. Instead, I got this stupid hat. 5. … Continue reading
Tagged 1980s, 1986, buz sawyer, clowns, comics, odd, out of context
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1986: Blurry Soviet Image of Chernobyl’s Results
Back in 1986, it was more possible to cover up something like a nuclear meltdown explosion and disaster–but still not completely possible. Contrast the above blurry image, taken from television, with this extremely clear one.
Tagged 1980s, 1986, chernobyl, disasters, Nation and World, news, Photos, russia, soviet union, ukraine
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