Events That Happened in 1985

1985 Timeline

1985 Bad Religion releases Back to the Known
Back to the Known is the second EP released by American punk rock band Bad Religion. The name of the EP is a reference to the band abandoning the progressive rock influences of its previo...
1985 Castle & Cooke Merges with Flexi-Van Corp in Response to Financial Problems
Castle & Cooke faces severe financial problems. A merger with Flexi-Van Corporation, a transportation equipment leasing company, brings financial stability back to the Company, as well as...
1985 Clayborne Carson Directs The Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project
The King Papers Project's principal mission is to publish a definitive fourteen-volume edition of King's most significant correspondence, sermons, speeches, published writings, and unpubl...
1985
to 1986
Despite Missing 64 Games Due to a Broken Foot, Michael Jordan Has a Record Breaking Second Season
Jordan's second season was cut short by a broken foot which caused him to miss 64 games. Despite Jordan's injury and a 30–52 record, the Bulls made the playoffs. Jordan recovered in time ...
1985 Ford Scorpio is First Produced
The Ford Scorpio is an executive car produced by the Ford Motor Company at its factory in Cologne, Germany between 1985 and 1998. Known within Ford by its codename DE-1, it replaced the F...
1985 Ford Taurus is First Produced
The Ford Taurus is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. Originally introduced in the 1986 model year, it has remained in near continuous production f...
1985 Governor James Blanchard Declares Aretha a "Natural Resource"
In 1985, then-Gov. James Blanchard of Michigan declared her voice “a natural resource” during a ceremony that marked her 25 years in show business.
1985
to 2008
History of Japan's bubble economy
1985 "Lord Of The Rings: Game One" Is Released
Lord of the Rings: Game One (released in North America as The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure) is a computer game released in 1985 and based on the book The Fellowship of the Ri...
1985 Nintendo Releases the R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) as an Accessory to the NES
R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) is an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in July 1985 in Japan as the Famicom Robot and later that year as R.O.B. in North A...
1985 "The Shooting Party" Is Released
The Shooting Party is a 1985 film directed by Alan Bridges and based on a book by Isabel Colegate that won the 1981 WH Smith Literary Award. The film is set in 1913 and shows the way of l...
1985 Thom Yorke, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway and Jonny Greenwood meet at Abingdon School, form "On a Friday"
The musicians who form Radiohead met while attending Abingdon School, a boys-only public school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Thom Yorke and Colin Greenwood were in the same year, Ed O'Brien ...
1985 Yngwie Malmsteen Releases "Marching Out"
Marching Out is an album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen which was released in 1985. In an interview with Sweden Rock Magazine, singer Jeff Scott Soto stated that he sings 'bög' ('faggot' in Sw...
1985 Jan Rik Emmett appears on the cover of Guitar Player
1985 Jan 20 Ronald Reagan Delivers Second Inaugural Address
Reagan was sworn in as president for the second time on January 20, 1985, in a private ceremony at the White House. Because January 20 fell on a Sunday, a public celebration was not held ...
1985 Jan 20 Super Bowl XIX - 49ers 38, Dolphins 16
Super Bowl XIX was an American football game played on January 20, 1985 at Stanford Stadium, on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, to decide the National Football ...
1985 Jan 21 'White Noise' is Published
Gladney's hustle works in reverse; instead of enhancing trivialities with phony significance, he reduces the century's paramount expression of evil to classroom entertainment. Getting a h...
1985 Jan 25 FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline's Zovirax
Zovirax (acyclovir) is an antiviral drug. It slows the growth and spread of the herpes virus so that the body can fight off the infection. Zovirax will not cure herpes, but it can lessen ...
1985 Feb 4 Boston University defeats Harvard, 5-3
1985 Feb 4 Northeastern defeats Boston College, 4-2
1985 Feb 11 Harvard defeats Boston College, 6-5
1985 Feb 11 Northeastern defeats Boston University, 4-2
They used to be the Beanpot's beloved underdogs, the city's rank outsiders on these two Monday nights in February. They had been the perennial also-rans through 27 years of the Beanpot un...
1985 Feb 15 "Lost In America" Is Released
Lost in America is a 1985 comedy film directed by Albert Brooks and was co-written by Brooks with Monica McGowan Johnson. Brooks stars alongside Julie Hagerty as David and Linda Howard, y...
1985 Feb 15 The Breakfast Club is released
The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American teen film written and directed by John Hughes. The storyline follows five teenagers (each representing a different clique in high school) as they spe...
1985 Feb 20 "Brazil" Is Released
Brazil is a 1985 film directed by Terry Gilliam. It was written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown, and Tom Stoppard and stars Jonathan Pryce. The film also features Robert De Niro, Kim Greist, ...
1985 Feb 25 Mick Jagger Releases First Solo Effort, "She's the Boss"
She's the Boss is the solo album debut by The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger released in 1985. When The Rolling Stones signed with CBS Records in 1983, one of the options available t...
1985 Feb 27 Anthrax hires Joey Belladonna
Joey Belladonna was the lead singer of Anthrax from 1984 to 1992, and was considered part of the classic-lineup (featuring himself, Dan Spitz, Scott Ian, Frank Bello and Charlie Benante),...
1985 Mar 1 "Dance With A Stranger" Is Released
Dance with a Stranger is a 1985 British drama film, directed by Mike Newell. Telling the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain in the fifties, this moving biographic...
1985 Mar 11 "The Purple Rose Of Cairo" Is Released
The Purple Rose of Cairo is a 1985 film written and directed by Woody Allen. Inspired by Sherlock, Jr., Hellzapoppin' and Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author, it is the tal...
1985 Mar 12 Accept releases Metal Heart
Metal Heart is a 1985 release by German heavy metal band Accept. Although the group had recorded before at Dierks-Studios, this was the first album produced by Dieter Dierks himself. This...
1985 Mar 14 "Donga", Starring Chiranjeevi and Radha, Released in India
Donga (Thief) is a Telegu film which was released on March 14, 1985. This film was directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy, and stars Chiranjeevi and Radha. This film is produced by T. Trivikram...
1985 Mar 14 "It's Only Rock and Roll (Only Fools and Horses)" Airs
It's Only Rock and Roll is an episode of the BBC sit-com, Only Fools and Horses. It was the fourth episode of series 4, and was first screened on 14 March 1985. At a warehouse, as Del ...
1985 Mar 20 First Woman Wins Iditarod
On Wednesday, March 20, 1985, at 9:00 a.m., Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®, the dog-pulling sled race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. Riddle...
1985 Mar 22 Savatage release The Dungeons Are Calling
The Dungeons Are Calling is the second studio album by Savatage, released in 1985 on Metal Blade Records. Though the album was not released until 1985, most of the songs featured on the a...
1985 Mar 24
to 1985 Mar 29
 1985 International Special Olympics Winter Games
24-29 March 1985 Athletes from 14 countries are represented in skiing and skating events at the Third International Special Olympics Winter Games in Park City, Utah.
1985 Mar 25 57th Academy Awards
The 57th Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1985 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Jack Lemmon. This ceremony is best-remembered ...
1985 Mar 29 "Desperately Seeking Susan" Is Released
Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna. This movie was rated PG-13 in the USA & 15 in the UK
1985 Mar 31 WrestleMania I
WrestleMania (chronologically known as WrestleMania I) was the first WrestleMania professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on March 31, 1985 ...
1985 Apr 1 Venom release Possessed
Possessed is the fourth album by heavy metal band Venom and the last before the departure of guitarist Jeffrey Dunn. At the time of its release, it did not get very good reviews, not even...
1985 Apr 1 Villanova Beats Georgetown in Final Four
The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
1985 Apr 11
to 1985 Apr 14
 Bernhard Langer wins the 49th Masters Tournament
Playing in only his third Masters, Bernhard Langer used weekend rounds of 68-68 to become the Tournament's third international champion. Despite an opening round 80, Curtis Strange enjoye...
1985 Apr 15 Overkill releases Feel the Fire
Feel the Fire is the debut album by American thrash metal band Overkill, released by Megaforce Records in 1985.
1985 Apr 20 Bon Jovi release 7800° Fahrenheit
7800° Fahrenheit is Bon Jovi's second album, and was released in April 1985. The album charted at #37 on The Billboard 200. It introduced the classic '80s Bon Jovi logo that would later o...
1985 Apr 22 Michael Jordan Wins Rookie of the Year
A summary of Jordan's basketball career inevitably fails to do it justice. The 6-6 Brooklyn native attended high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he was cut from the basketball...
1985 Apr 25 Exodus release Bonded by Blood
Bonded by Blood is the debut album by the San Francisco thrash metal band Exodus. Although the album was completed in the summer of 1984, it was not released until 1985 due to issues with...
1985 May U2 releases Wide Awake in America (EP)
Wide Awake in America is a four-track EP by the Irish rock band U2, released in 1985. It combines two live performances of songs from the group's 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire with tw...
1985 May 11 Bradford City Stadium Fire
After 40 minutes of the first half, the score remained 0–0, in what was described as a drab affair with neither team threatening to score. At 3:40 pm, five minutes before half-time, the f...
1985 May 15 Alcatrazz releases Disturbing the Peace
Disturbing the Peace is the second studio album by Alcatrazz, and is the only one featuring Steve Vai on guitar. One of the singles, God Blessed Video, can be found on the fictional radio...
1985 May 20 Savatage release Power of the Night
Power of the Night is the third album by the heavy metal band Savatage and was released in 1985. This record was produced by the hot producer of the time, Max Norman, who became better kn...
1985 May 24 A View to a Kill released
A View to a Kill (1985) is the fourteenth spy film of the James Bond series, and the seventh and last to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adap...