Date: November 23, 1985
The wreck of the Titanic is discovered by an American-French expedition led by Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel. Date: September 1, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 1 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Japan Selects First Astronauts Takao Doi, Mamoru…
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 1985Live Aid Benefit Concert in London and Philadelphia July 13,…
Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days. Date: June 30, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Space Shuttle Atlantis Maiden Flight with…
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…
University of California, Riverside 1985 laboratory raid: Animal Liberation Front rescues 467 animals being tested in a lab at University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California, causing $700,000 in damages to the laboratory, in advocacy for animal rights. Date: April 20, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events…
Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá. Date: November 6, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Buckminsterfullerene Discovered: First Fullerene Carbon Molecule,…