Date: June 23, 1985
Braathens SAFE Flight 139 is hijacked on approach to Oslo Airport, Fornebu. Special forces arrest the hijacker and there are no fatalities. Date: June 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985FDA Approves HIV…
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…
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 1985Garry Kasparov Becomes Youngest World Chess…
Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. Date: January 28, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days. Date: June 30, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-51D Communications…
Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba. Date: January 10, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Palestine Liberation…