Revolutionary Party Attack on San Salvador Zona Rosa, June 19, 1985

Ugo Vetere, then the mayor of Rome, and Chedli Klibi, then the mayor of Carthage, meet in Tunis to sign a treaty of friendship officially ending the Third Punic War which lasted 2,131 years. Date: February 5, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in…

Space Shuttle Challenger launches on STS-51-F. The shuttle ends up in a lower orbit than planned due to an engine failure during ascent. Date: July 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Animal Liberation…

Boris Becker becomes the youngest male player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17. Date: July 7, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Provisional IRA Mortar Attack on Newry Police Station Kills Nine, February…

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…

Hezbollah is founded. Date: February 16, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985USA for Africa Records “We Are the World” for Ethiopian Famine Relief, January 28, 1985Val di Stava Dam Collapse Kills 268 in…