Historical Events In 1985
Jan 24 Penny Harrington is sworn in as the first woman police chief of a major American city (Portland, OR).
Jan 03 Israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews
Jan 31 South African President PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence
Jan 27 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth
Jan 19 4 die in a car & train crash in Buda IL
Jan 16 "Playboy" announces end of stapling centerfolds
Jan 31 South African President PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence
Jan 01 International Youth Year begins
Jan 02 Egyptian President Mubarak re-appoints Coptic pope Shenuda III
Jan 15 Civil rights activist Tancredo Neves elected president
Jan 02 90th hat trick in Islander history-Brent Sutter
Jan 02 Australia beat West Indies by innings at SCG, Bob Holland 10 match wickets
Jan 09 The Calgary Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out
Jan 02 Egyptian President Mubarak re-appoints Coptic pope Shenuda III
Jan 01 International Youth Year begins
Jan 02 Undefeated Brigham Young University becomes college football champion
Jan 07 Japanese space probe Sakigake launched to Halley's comet
Jan 13 99-year-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf course
Jan 07 Lou Brock &Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
Jan 05 Discovery moves to launch pad for STS 51-C mission
Jan 02 Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score
Jan 02 90th hat trick in Islander history-Brent Sutter
Jan 07 Lou Brock &Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
Jan 13 Express train derails in Ethiopia, kills at least 428
Jan 24 The space shuttle 'Discovery' is launched on its first military mission
Jan 02 Australia beat West Indies by innings at SCG, Bob Holland 10 match wickets
Jan 01 Actress Judith Light (Who's the Boss) marries Robert Desiderio (Knots Landing)
Jan 27 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth
Jan 08 Japan launches Sakigake space probe to Halley's Comet
Jan 29 New Brunswick Premier Richard Hatfield found not guilty of possession of marijuana, claims it was planted?
Jan 21 Bomb attack on Borobudur temple in Java
Jan 15 Rose Bottle is born
Jan 14 Martina Navratilova is 3rd to win 100 tennis tournaments (Connors & Evert)
Jan 02 Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score
Jan 30 In Ottawa Federal government states that metric measurement will continue to be mandatory, but retailers can use the imperial system at the same time(typically Canadian)
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