Radio Martí Begins Broadcasting to Cuba – May 20, 1985

United States–Canada tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead. Date: May 31, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Rome and Carthage Mayors Sign Friendship Treaty, February 5,…

Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation of the globe in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research. Date: March 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Microsoft Windows 1.0, the first graphical personal computer operating environment developed by Microsoft, is released. Date: November 20, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Richard Ramirez Begins Los Angeles Murder Spree March 17, 1985Provisional…

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead. Date: September 2, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Bangladesh Tropical Cyclone and Storm Surge…

Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiry is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab. Date: April 6, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Ethiopia Train Plunges Into Ravine,…