Hormel Strike Begins in Austin, Minnesota, August 17, 1985

Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. Date: January 28, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 crashes near Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn, Maine, killing all eight people on board including peace activist and child actress Samantha Smith. Date: August 25, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

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 1985Ras Burqa Mass Shooting…

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…

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…

United States–Canada tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead. Date: May 31, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51-F Launch and Engine Failure, July…