Date: February 5, 1985
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia, is established. Date: December 8, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Mikhail Gorbachev Elected Soviet Union General…
Arrow Air Flight 1285R, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division. Date: December 12, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On…
Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses. Date: May 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Coca-Cola Releases New Coke Amid Backlash April…
Xavier Suárez is sworn in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor. Date: November 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985US Navy Intercepts Achille Lauro Hijackers’ Airliner, Forces Italy Landing October 10, 1985Pope John Paul…
Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B. Date: April 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Rome and Carthage Mayors Sign Friendship Treaty, February 5, 1985Ethiopia Passenger Train Ravine Disaster Kills 428, January 13,…
Two hundred ATF and FBI agents lay siege to the compound of the white supremacist survivalist group The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord in Arkansas; the CSA surrenders two days later. Date: April 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day…