Date: September 6, 1985
US Navy aircraft intercept an Egyptian airliner carrying the perpetrators of the Achille Lauro hijacking, and force it to land in Italy. Date: October 10, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 10 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Space Shuttle Challenger…
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 1985Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord Surrender in Arkansas – April 21,…
The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people. Date: November 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Daniel Ortega…
A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa. Date: January 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985TWA Flight 847 Hostages Freed in Beirut…
William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital. Date: February 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-51D Satellite Mission, April 12, 1985Moimenta-Alcafache…
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) More events from 1985China Airlines Flight 006 Upset Over…