Space Shuttle Atlantis Maiden Flight with DSCS-III Satellites, October 3, 1985
Date: October 3, 1985
Date: October 3, 1985
Police in Baling, Malaysia, lay siege to houses occupied by an Islamic sect of about 400 people led by Ibrahim Mahmud. Date: November 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 19 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Japan Launches Sakigake First…
Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashes near RenoβTahoe International Airport in Reno, Nevada, killing 70 people. Date: January 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Super Mario Bros. Released in Japan for NES, Launching Series…
Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 crashes near Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn, Maine, killing all eight people on board including peace activist and child actress Samantha Smith. Date: August 25, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 25 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More…
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 β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More…
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 β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Mikhail Gorbachev Elected Soviet Communist Party Leader…
A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills 80 and injures 200 others. Date: March 8, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 8 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Space Shuttle Challenger Launches…