Hezbollah Founded in Lebanon, February 16, 1985

Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music. Date: September 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This…

Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiry is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab. Date: April 6, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Rome and Carthage Mayors Sign…

Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in the Bradford City stadium fire. Date: May 11, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Space Shuttle Challenger Launches STS-61-A Final Successful Mission, October 30,…

Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state. Date: March 11, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day…

A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills 80 and injures 200 others. Date: March 8, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Space Shuttle Challenger Launches…

3 civilians killed by alleged supporters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Larnaca yacht killings. Date: September 25, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Philadelphia Police Bomb MOVE Headquarters, Killing 11, May 13, 1985TWA…