Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51-F Launch and Engine Failure, July 29, 1985
Date: July 29, 1985
Date: July 29, 1985
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…
United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison. Date: November 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 21 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day…
William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital. Date: February 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 19 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Anglo-Irish Agreement Signed by Thatcher and FitzGerald, November 15, 1985Larnaca…
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 1985Unabomber Package Bomb Injures Research Assistant at University of Michigan,…
A research assistant is injured when a package from the Unabomber addressed to a University of Michigan professor explodes. Date: November 15, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 15 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Aeroflot Tu-154 Crash Near Uchkuduk Kills…
Seven Israeli vacationers, including four children, are killed in a mass shooting at Ras Burqa in the Sinai Peninsula by an Egyptian soldier. Date: October 5, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 5 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Rome and…