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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