Date: February 28, 1985
Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls. Date: June 14, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Space Shuttle Discovery Launches…
The Mameyes landslide kills almost 200 people in Puerto Rico. 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 1985Animal Liberation Front UC Riverside Lab Raid Rescues 467 Animals, April 20, 1985Aeroflot Flight 101/435…
China Airlines Flight 006 experiences an aircraft upset over the Pacific Ocean, injuring 24. 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 1985United States-Canada Tornado Outbreak Kills 76 in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York,…
Pennzoil wins a US$10.53 billion judgment against Texaco, in the largest civil verdict in the history of the United States, stemming from Texaco executing a contract to buy Getty Oil after Pennzoil had entered into an unsigned, yet still binding, buyout contract with Getty. Date: November 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege. Date: April 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist. Date: June 17, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day…