William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.
Tag: 1985
10 July 1985
The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbor by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando Pereira. This caused considerable tension between France…
23 April 1985
Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than…
16 February 1985
Hezbollah is founded. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah’]
20 November 1985
Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_1.0′]
19 September 1985
A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Mexico_City_earthquake’]
13 September 1985
Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros.’]
1 September 1985
A joint American–French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMS Titanic. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic’]
13 July 1985
The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid’]