Space Shuttle Challenger Launches STS-51-B, April 29, 1985
Date: April 29, 1985
Date: April 29, 1985
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 β π Other events on April 20 π Events…
Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon. 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…
The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers. Date: February 28, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 28 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Palestinian Guerrillas Kill…
The Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. Date: November 15, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 15 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985ValparaΓso Region Earthquake Kills 177, Leaves…
A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa. Date: January 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Mameyes Landslide Kills Nearly 200 in Puerto…
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…