Mameyes Landslide Kills Nearly 200 in Puerto Rico, October 7, 1985

Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses. 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 1985Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord…

Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai are chosen to be Japan's first astronauts. Date: August 7, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Xavier Suárez Sworn In as Miami’s First Cuban-Born Mayor, November 13,…

Space Shuttle Challenger launches on STS-51-F. The shuttle ends up in a lower orbit than planned due to an engine failure during ascent. Date: July 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Rick Hansen…

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 1985Japan Launches Sakigake First Interplanetary Spacecraft January 7, 1985George H….

Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MS Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt. Date: October 7, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Heysel Stadium Disaster: 39 Fans Die in Wall Collapse,…