Date: April 20, 1985
The 1985–86 Hormel strike begins in Austin, Minnesota. Date: August 17, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Sudanese President Nimeiry Ousted in Coup by Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, April 6, 1985Braathens SAFE Flight 139…
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 → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), killing all 200 people on board in the USSR's worst-ever airline disaster. Date: July 10, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Gunmen hijack EgyptAir Flight 648 en route from Athens to Cairo. When the plane lands in Malta, Egyptian commandos storm the aircraft, but 60 people die in the raid. Date: November 23, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day…
Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months. 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 1985US Navy Intercepts Achille Lauro Hijackers’ Airliner, Forces Italy Landing October 10,…
Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in the Bradford City stadium fire. Date: May 11, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985United States-Canada Tornado Outbreak Kills 76 in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New…