Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music. Date: September 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This…
A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City. Date: September 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Penang Bridge, the longest bridge in Malaysia, connecting the island of Penang to the mainland, opens to traffic. Date: September 14, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. Date: September 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Moimenta-Alcafache train crash, the worst railway accident to occur in Portugal. Date: September 11, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105 crashes near Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, killing all 31 people on board. Date: September 6, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon. Date: September 4, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead. Date: September 2, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
The wreck of the Titanic is discovered by an American-French expedition led by Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel. Date: September 1, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 1 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-51-I to deploy three communication satellites and repair a fourth malfunctioning one. Date: August 27, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)