Date: June 23, 1985
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…
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 1985Reagan Visits Bitburg and Bergen-Belsen, Speaks May 5, 1985ATF and…
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 1985William J. Schroeder First Artificial Heart…
Police bomb MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents. Date: May 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Heysel Stadium Disaster: 39 Fans…
Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 crashes into Mount Illimani in Bolivia, killing all 29 aboard. Date: January 1, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Heysel Stadium Disaster: 39 Fans Die in Wall Collapse, May…
The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers. Date: February 28, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985William J. Schroeder…