Date: April 21, 1985
The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege. Date: April 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
British Airtours Flight 28M suffers an engine fire during takeoff at Manchester Airport. The pilots abort but due to inefficient evacuation procedures 55 people are killed, mostly from smoke inhalation. Date: August 22, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This…
Microsoft Windows 1.0, the first graphical personal computer operating environment developed by Microsoft, is released. Date: November 20, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Rick Hansen Begins Wheelchair World Tour for Spinal Cord Research,…
The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles. Date: July 20, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Heysel Stadium Disaster: 39 Fans Die, Hundreds Injured May 29, 1985Space Shuttle Challenger…
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 198519th of April Movement Seizes Bogotá Palace of Justice, November…
Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state. Date: March 11, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day…