Historical Events In 1985
May 12 Amy Eilberg is ordained in New York as first woman Conservative rabbi
May 14 Northwest of Madagascar a6.4 quake was felt at Mtwara and Newala, Tanzania and in the Mocimbao da Praia area, Mozambique. Believed to be the largest instrumentally located hypocenter in this area
May 18 "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3
May 08 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
May 20 FBI arrests John A Walker Jr, convicted of spying for USSR
May 28 David Jacobsen taken hostage in Beirut Lebanon
May 22 US sailor Michael L Walker arrested for spying for USSR
May 10 In the New Britian Region a7.3 quake resulted in one person killed. Damage in the Bialla-Hoskins area. Extensive landslides, debris flows and fallen trees in the Nakanai Mountains
May 16 Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year
May 11 Madonna's "Crazy For You" single goes #1
May 28 Discovery moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating of STS 51-G
May 20 Dow Jones industrial average closes above 1300 for first time
May 31 41 Tornados in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York & Canada kill 88 & injure more than 1,000
May 01 US President Reagan ends embargo against Nicaragua
May 27 Inaugural bands parade for President Reagan
May 01 "Communist" bomb attack kills 2 firemen in Brussels
May 24 "View to a Kill" premieres in US
May 20 Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
May 06 17th Space Shuttle Mission (51-B)-Challenger 7 lands at Edwards Air Force Base
May 11 40 die & 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground
May 10 Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly Air Force Base
May 24 Cyclone hits Bangladesh; about 10,000 die
May 16 Pope John Paul II arrives in Belgium
May 08 20th Academy of Country Music Awards Alabama & Judds win
May 16 Sinn Fein wins its first seats in the Northern Ireland local elections
May 05 The first husband and wife team to win a major marathon, Ken and Lisa Maratin, won over $50,000 for their first-place finishes in the Pittsburgh Marathon.
May 29 Thirty-five spectators die when rioting erupts at the European Cup soccer final in Brussels
May 13 Philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move", kills 11
May 25 Cyclone ravages Bangladesh; 11,000 killed
May 31 New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000
May 18 The first remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa)
May 11 Pope John Paul II arrives in Netherlands
May 17 Les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska
May 31 Guatemala adopts constitution
May 26 Danny Sullivan wins Indianapolis 500 by 24 seconds following a spin
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