April 14

Naples , Italy: The Organization of Jihad Brigades exploded a car bomb outside a USO Club killing one U.S. sailor. 9

December 21

On its way from London to New York , a Pan Am Boeing 747, Flight 103 from London to New York, explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland , killing all 259 people on the plane, including 189 Americans, and 11 on the ground. Crashing parts of the jet destroy 21 homes. 1,2