Date: June 23, 1985
Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses. Date: May 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Terry Anderson Taken Hostage in Beirut March…
Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador. Date: June 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Braathens SAFE Flight 139…
Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. Date: April 23, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Gunmen hijack EgyptAir Flight 648 en route from Athens to Cairo. When the plane lands in Malta, Egyptian commandos storm the aircraft, but 60 people die in the raid. Date: November 23, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day…
Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Date: March 20, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Coca-Cola Launches New Coke Amid Backlash, Original Formula Returns April…
Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people. Date: May 25, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985First British Mobile Phone Call by Michael Harrison January 1,…