Date: September 19, 1985
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 1985Israel Attacks PLO Tunisia Headquarters in Operation…
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 1985Fairview Mid-Air Collision Kills Six, Injures Eight, November 10, 1985Steve…
Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon. Date: July 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B. Date: April 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Soviet Antonov An-12 Shot Down in Angola, November 25, 1985Hormel Strike Begins in Austin, Minnesota, August 17, 1985Calvin…
Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105 crashes near Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, killing all 31 people on board. Date: September 6, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Titanic Wreck Discovered by Ballard…
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 1985US Navy…