Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 Crashes in Bolivia, 29 Killed – January 1, 1985
Date: January 1, 1985
Date: January 1, 1985
Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba. Date: January 10, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 10 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Aruba Passes…
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 1985USA for Africa Records βWe Are the Worldβ for Ethiopian Famine Relief, January 28,…
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…
Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashes near RenoβTahoe International Airport in Reno, Nevada, killing 70 people. Date: January 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Samuel K. Doe Wins Liberiaβs First Multi-Party Election, October 29,…
Japan Air Lines Flight 123, a Boeing 747, crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, becoming the worst single-plane air disaster. Date: August 12, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 12 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Larnaca…
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 1985Palestine Liberation Front Hijacks…