Sri Lankan Tamil Politicians M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam Killed, September 2, 1985

Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-51-I to deploy three communication satellites and repair a fourth malfunctioning one. Date: August 27, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985George H. W. Bush Becomes Acting President…

Radio Martí, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba. Date: May 20, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Live Aid Benefit Concert in London and Philadelphia July 13, 1985Hans Tiedge…

Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state. Date: March 11, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day…

The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon. Date: September 4, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Delta Air Lines Flight 191 Crash Kills 137 – August 2, 1985Richard Ramirez Begins Los…

Japan Air Lines Flight 123, a Boeing 747, crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, becoming the worst single-plane air disaster. Date: August 12, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Sudanese…