Video: 'U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday / Bad (Live Aid 1985) HD DVD Quality'
(Saturday, July 13, 1985, 17:20 BST/12:20 EDT; during Live Aid) — U2 performed today at Wembley Stadium in London for Live Aid, a globally televised dual-venue concert to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. U2’s set included “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “Bad” (with snippets of “Satellite of Love”, “Ruby Tuesday”, “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Walk on the Wild Side”).
Video: 'Howard Jones Hide and Seek @ Live Aid 85'
(Saturday, July 13, 1985, 15:50 BST/10:50 EDT; during Live Aid) — Howard Jones performed today at Wembley Stadium in London for Live Aid, a globally televised dual-venue concert to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Jones’ set included “Hide and Seek.”
Video: 'Ultravox Live Aid 1/2'
(Saturday, July 13, 1985, 13:16 BST/8:41 EDT; during Live Aid) — Ultravox performed tooday at Wembley Stadium in London for Live Aid, a globally televised dual-venue concert to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Ultravox’s set included “Reap the Wild Wind,” “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes,” “One Small Day,” and “Vienna.” Continue reading Ultravox performs at Live Aid 30 years ago this hour (July 13 1985)
Video: 'Braveheart' trailer
(Thursday, May 18, 1995) — Braveheart, an epic historical medieval war drama film about William Wallace, who rallies the Scottish against the English monarch and Edward I after he suffers a personal tragedy by English soldiers, opened today at the Seattle International Film Festival.
Directed by Mel Gibson, the film starred Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan and Catherine McCormack.
Video: '1985 Oscars' (25 videos)
(Monday, March 25, 1985, 6:00 p.m. PST) — Amadeus, a period drama film about the 18th century composer Salieri who confesses to a deadly rivalry with Mozart, won eight Oscars tonight at the 57th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Miloš Forman for Best Director and F. Murray Abraham for Best Actor. Continue reading ‘Amadeus’ wins Best Picture at 57th Academy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Mar 25 1985)
(Friday, March 15, 1985) — The first Internet domain name, symbolics.com, was registered today by the Symbolics Computer Corp. of Massachusetts.
Video: '3/11/85: Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader'
(Monday, March 11, 1985, publicly announced at 6:15 p.m. MSK; during the Cold War) — Mikhail Gorbachev, 54, was elected General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union by the Politburo today, only three hours after the death of Konstantin Chernenko.
Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost (“openness”) and perestroika (“restructuring”) as well as summit conferences with United States President Ronald Reagan and his reorientation of Soviet strategic aims would contribute to the end of the Cold War.
Video: 'Grammy Awards' (6 videos from this date)
(Tuesday, February 26, 1985, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — Tina Turner won three Grammys tonight at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, including record of the year, and her hit “What’s Love Got to Do With It” picked up another as song of the year. Continue reading Tina Turner captures three Grammy awards 30 years ago this hour (Feb 26 1985)
Video: 'Lost in America' (trailer)
(Friday, February 15, 1985) — Lost in America, a comedy film about a discontented yuppie couple who quit their jobs to rediscover America on the road, opened today in U.S. theaters (limited), including Cinema 2 in New York City.
Directed by Albert Brooks, the film starred Brooks and Julie Hagerty.
Video: 'You Give Good Love - Whitney Houston 1985'
(Thursday, February 14, 1985) — Whitney Houston, the eponymous debut album of American R&B and pop singer Whitney Houston, was released today on Arista Records.
