Date: November 13, 1985
Ronald Reagan visits the military cemetery at Bitburg and the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he makes a speech. Date: May 5, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Covenant, Sword, and Arm…
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…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Mameyes Landslide Kills Nearly…
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 1985Terry Anderson Taken Hostage in Beirut March 16,…
The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals. Date: October 26, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Rome and Carthage Mayors Sign Friendship Treaty, Ending Third Punic War, February 5,…
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 1985Wilma Mankiller Elected First Woman Cherokee Nation Principal…