Video: 'CIN@CHC: Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb for most career hits'
(Sunday, September 8, 1985, approximately 1:25 p.m. CDT) — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds got his 4,191st hit today with a single to right field off Chicago Cubs pitcher Reggie Patterson at Wrigley Field, tying Ty Cobb’s Major League Baseball career record.
(Saturday, September 7, 1985) — “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” by John Parr peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Sept. 7/14, 1985) Continue reading ‘St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)’ by John Parr peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (Sep 7 1985)
Video: 'BBC News Report - Titanic Wreck Discovery'
(Sunday, September 1, 1985, 12:48 a.m. Atlantic Time) — A U.S.-French expedition located the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning of April 15, 1912, today on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean roughly 400 miles off Newfoundland. Continue reading Wreckage of Titanic discovered in Atlantic Ocean 40 years ago this hour (Sep 1 1985)
(Saturday, August 31, 1985) — “Freeway of Love” by Aretha Franklin peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Freeway of Love’ by Aretha Franklin peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago today (Aug 31 1985)
(Saturday, August 31, 1985) — “Summer of ’69” by Bryan Adams peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
Video: 'The Day Richard Ramirez Was Arrested: 31st August 1985 | 33rd Anniversary.'
(Saturday, August 31, 1985, at around 9:00 a.m. PDT) — California’s “Night Stalker” serial killer Richard Ramirez, linked to 14 murders since 1984, was captured today by residents of an East Los Angeles neighborhood.
(Saturday, August 31, 1985) — “You’re Only Human (Second Wind)” by Billy Joel peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘You’re Only Human (Second Wind)’ by Billy Joel peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago today (Aug 31 1985)
Video: 'WISHstory: Ryan White barred from attending school due to AIDS diagnosis, pushes back (1985)'
(Monday, August 26, 1985) — 13-year-old AIDS patient Ryan White began “attending” classes today at Western Middle School in Kokomo, Indiana, via a telephone hook-up at his home after school officials had barred Ryan from participating in person.
Video: 'Samantha Smith Dies - Archival Footage'
(Monday, August 25, 1985, at about 10:05 p.m. EDT; during the Cold War) — Samantha Smith, the 13-year-old schoolgirl whose letter to Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov resulted in her peace tour of the communist country, was killed tonight with her father, Arthur, and six other people in a commuter plane crash near Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn, Maine. Continue reading Air crash kills young citizen diplomat Samantha Smith 40 years ago this hour (Aug 25 1985)
(Saturday, August 24, 1985) — “The Power of Love” by Huey Lewis and the News peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Aug. 24/31, 1985). Continue reading ‘The Power of Love’ by Huey Lewis and the News peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (Aug 24 1985)
