What happened on April 17, 1986?

Headlines from April 17, 1986

• 🌋 Mount St. Helens Erupts – Mount St. Helens rumbled back to life, spewing a 25,000-foot plume of ash, marking its first activity in nearly a year.
• 🏅 Reagan Honors Teacher – Guy R. Doud was honored as the 1986 Teacher of the Year at the White House, receiving a crystal apple from President Reagan.
• 📈 Merrill Lynch Profits Surge – Merrill Lynch reported a 56.1% increase in first-quarter profits, benefiting from market rallies.
• 📚 Eberhart, Ginsberg Win Medal – Richard Eberhart and Allen Ginsberg received the Frost Medal for distinguished poetic achievement from the Poetry Society of America.
• 🚀 Journalists Selected for Space – One hundred journalists were named semifinalists to become the first reporter on a space mission.
• 📊 AT&T Earnings Rise – AT&T reported a 49.7% increase in first-quarter earnings, driven by strong long-distance business results.
• 🏦 BankAmerica Returns to Profit – BankAmerica Corporation announced a return to profitability for the first time since early 1985.
• 🌍 U.S.-Mexico Joint Effort – U.S. and Mexican officials arrested over 3,500 fugitives in a collaborative effort along the border.
• 📉 Plant Use Falls – American industry operated at 79.4% capacity in March, the lowest level in over two years.
• 🏛️ Yale Suspends Protesters – Yale University suspended 60 students arrested during a protest for divestment from South African companies.