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April 12 – 1985 El Descanso bombing: A terrorist bombing attributed to the Islamic Jihad Organization in the El Descanso restaurant near Madrid, Spain, mostly attended by U.S. personnel of the Torrejon Air Force Base, causes 18 dead (all Spaniards) and 82 injured.
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1985 in American music (11 P) N. ... Miss America 1986; Miss Universe 1985; N. List of The New York Times number-one books of 1985; P. 1985 Polar Sea controversy; R ...
Date Event January 1 VH1 begins in the United States.: January 4 Sesame Street broadcasts its 2,000th episode.: January 7 During an appearance on ABC's Good Morning America, actor Yul Brynner, who was suffering from terminal lung cancer, mentioned his wish to make a public service announcement to be run after his death to tell others to not smoke.
"Things Can Only Get Better" Howard Jones: 42 "All I Need" Jack Wagner: 43 "Freeway of Love" Aretha Franklin: 44 "Never Surrender" Corey Hart: 45 "Sussudio" Phil Collins: 46 "Strut" Sheena Easton: 47 "You Give Good Love" Whitney Houston: 48 "The Search Is Over" Survivor: 49 "Missing You" Diana Ross: 50 "Separate Lives" Phil Collins and Marilyn ...
On this day in 1985, the first Blockbuster video store rental opened in Dallas, Texas. Blockbuster was founded by David Cook, who at the time had owned a computer software business.
1985 – Country music singer Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp organize the first Farm Aid concert to raise money for family farmers facing financial crisis. 1985 – The Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable (as 1986 models), and the Nintendo Entertainment System are released to the public. 1985 – Gramm Rudman Hollings Balanced Budget Act
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 December 2024. 1985 January February March April May June July August September October November December Clockwise from top-left: Royal Air Force C-130 airdropping food during the Ethiopian famine ; reductions of up to 70 percent in the ozone column observed in the austral (southern hemispheric ...