Mexico City Earthquake Kills Thousands, Destroys Buildings September 19, 1985
Date: September 19, 1985
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Date: September 19, 1985
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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 β π Other events on January 28 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-51D to deploy two communications satellites. Date: April 12, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 12 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Schengen Agreement Signed, Establishing Free Travel Zone June 14, 1985Japan Launches Sakigake, First Interplanetary…
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 β π Other events on February 5 π Events on this day in…
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 β π Other events on March 8 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Sri Lankan Tamil Politicians…
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 β π Other events on July 13 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Galaxy Airlines Flight 203…
Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation of the globe in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research. Date: March 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 21 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from…