Bangladesh Tropical Cyclone and Storm Surge Kill 10,000 People May 25, 1985
Date: May 25, 1985
Date: May 25, 1985
Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B. Date: April 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 29 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Radio MartΓ Begins Broadcasting to Cuba May 20, 1985Rick Hansen Begins Wheelchair World Tour for Spinal Cord Research,…
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 β π Other events on July 10 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today)…
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 β π Other events on April 19 π Events on this day…
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 1985Braathens SAFE Flight…
Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree. Date: March 17, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 17 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Ras Burqa Mass Shooting Kills Seven…
Police bomb MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents. Date: May 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Larnaca Yacht Killings: 3 Civilians…