Bradford City Stadium Fire Kills 56, Injures 200+ – May 11, 1985
Date: May 11, 1985
Date: May 11, 1985
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 1985Radio MartΓ Begins Broadcasting…
3 civilians killed by alleged supporters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Larnaca yacht killings. Date: September 25, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 25 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Titanic Wreck Discovered by Ballard Expedition, September 1, 1985Libby Riddles…
The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon. Date: September 4, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 4 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Mikhail Gorbachev Elected Soviet Union General Secretary March 11, 1985Japan Launches Sakigake, First Interplanetary Spacecraft…
The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for HIV infection, used since then for screening all blood donations in the United States. Date: March 4, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 4 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Space…
Garry Kasparov, 22, of the Soviet Union, becomes the youngest World Chess Champion by beating fellow Soviet Anatoly Karpov. Date: November 9, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 9 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Hans Tiedge Defects to East Germany,…
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…