Japan Selects First Astronauts Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri, Chiaki Mukai August 7, 1985

Signing of the Assam Accord, an agreement between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement to end the movement. Date: August 15, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137. Date: August 2, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord Surrenders…

The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney. Date: July 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985William J. Schroeder First…

Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashes near Reno–Tahoe International Airport in Reno, Nevada, killing 70 people. Date: January 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Josef Mengele Grave Exhumed in Brazil, June 6, 1985Mikhail Gorbachev…

Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut; he is not released until December 1991. Date: March 16, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Mikhail Gorbachev Elected Soviet Communist Party Leader March…

Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B. Date: April 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985ATF and FBI Siege CSA Compound in Arkansas April 19, 1985Daniel Ortega Becomes President of Nicaragua, Vows Socialism…