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"We Are The World" is recorded by USA for Africa, America's response
to the British "Do They Know It's Christmas" Cost
of Living 1985 What Events Happened
in 1985 * Volcanic Eruption in Columbia kills 25,000 U.S. * TWA Flight 847 is hijacked by Hezbollah. on June 14th Malta * EgyptAir Flight 648 is hijacked and ends in the loss of 56 passengers during the commando raid to rescue them Italy * The Italian Cruise Liner "Achille Lauro " is hijacked by Palestinian Terrorists Italy * Terrorist gunman shoot passengers at Rome and Vienna airports . UK * The British Coal Miners Strike ends and coal mines continue to be closed UK * The first Mobile Phone Call Is Made in the UK by Ernie Wise Russia * Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader Switzerland * President Reagan and Soviet Leader Gorbachev meet for the first time in Switzerland New Zealand * The Greenpeace vessel, the Rainbow Warrior, is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents. UK * Live Aid pop concerts in Philadelphia and London raise over 50 million for famine relief in Ethiopia. Mexico * 8.1 Richter scale earthquake strikes Mexico City. More than 9,000 people are killed, UK * Rioting breaks out at housing estates in Brixton, London and Liverpool Lebanon * Terry Anderson kidnapped in Beirut, Lebanon UK * Boris Becker becomes youngest winner at 17 to win the men's Wimbledon championships U.S. * A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic. U.S. * President Reagan announces Strategic Defense Weapons ( SDI ) will not impact arms talks U.S. * The Unabomber kills his first victim U.S. * New York Stock Exchange Closes For The day For Hurricane Gloria U.S. * Insurance companies begin screening for Aids for life insurance causing outcry by civil liberties groups. UK * Clive Sinclair launches the Sinclair C5 electric tricycle with a maximum speed of 15mph Japan * Boeing 747 Flight 123 crashes into Mount Osutaka, Japan U.S. * Mafia Boss Paul Castellano is shot on orders of John J. Gotti Belgium * Crowd Violence Erupts during the European Cup Final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels causing a wall to collapse killing 39 football fans. UK * Following Heysel Stadium Disaster English Soccer Clubs banned From European Competition Lebanon * A massive car bomb in Beirut, Lebanon leaves 175 injured and 45 people dead South Africa * South Africa Invades Angola
* Riots and protests continue in Townships In South Africa against apartheid policies
* The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS,
* Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder, record the song "We Are The World" as USA for Africa. to raise money for famine relief # Michael Jackson Buys ATV Music and every Beatles
Song for $47 million dollars
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Back to the Future Popular Musicians
* Duran Duran
Brazil President João Figueiredo Till 15 March Canada Prime Minister Brian Mulroney China Chairman of the People's Republic of China Li Xiannian France President François Mitterrand Germany Chancellor Helmut Kohl India Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi Italy Prime Minister Bettino Craxi Japan Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone Mexico President Miguel de la Madrid Russia
/ Soviet Union South Africa State President Pieter Willem Botha United States President Ronald Reagan United Kingdom Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher |