Space Shuttle Challenger Launches STS-51-B, April 29, 1985
Date: April 29, 1985
Date: April 29, 1985
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 1985First British Mobile Phone Call…
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes the Valparaíso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless. Date: March 3, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985First British Mobile Phone Call by…
Ugo Vetere, then the mayor of Rome, and Chedli Klibi, then the mayor of Carthage, meet in Tunis to sign a treaty of friendship officially ending the Third Punic War which lasted 2,131 years. Date: February 5, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in…
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 1985Valparaíso Region Earthquake Kills 177, Leaves Million Homeless -…
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 1985Failed Fadlallah Assassination in Beirut Kills 80, Injures 200 – March…
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 1985Failed Fadlallah Assassination in Beirut…