FReeper Canteen ~ Flashback Friday 1985 ~ 01 July 2005

~ Flashback Friday ~
Year: 1985

Welcome to Flashback Friday!
Each Friday we will take a journey back in time.
We will highlight a year and then you'll have the opportunity to give your thoughts, opinions, and stories.
This week we're jumping back to 1985.

1985 Questions!
We Want To Know

1. Were you in school?
2. Were you in the military?
3. What kind of music were you listening to?
4. What do you recall as the best memory from 1985?

Events that occurred in 1985

- Live Aid attempts to raise funds for famine relief.

- January 20 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan is sworn in for a second term in office.

-February 1 - AM stereo broadcasting starts in Australia.

-March 11 - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and de facto leader of the Soviet Union.

-March 20 - Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod dog sled race.

June 6 - The body of Josef Mengele is located and exhumed in Brazil.

June 14 - TWA Flight 847 is hijacked by Hezbollah.

July 10 - The Greenpeace vessel, the Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents

September 1 - A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic.

October 7 - The passenger ship Achille Lauro is hijacked by Palestinians.

December 27 - American naturalist Dian Fossey is found murdered in Rwanda.

December 25 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union

December 26 - Supreme Soviet meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union

December 31 - Soviet Union officially ceases to exist

Entertainment/Sports

Super Bowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers won 38-16 over the Miami Dolphins

April 1 - Villanova University's "perfect upset" of Georgetown University and Patrick Ewing for the NCAA Basketball Championship.

World Series: The Kansas City Royals defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3, becoming the first team to come back from a 3 to 1 deficit to win a series in baseball

February 8 - After 5-1/2 years, the television series The Dukes of Hazzard goes off the air.

June - Alexey Pajitnov develops Tetris at the Moscow Academy of Science for the Electronica 60 computer.

November - Microsoft releases the first version of Windows.

The Nintendo Entertainment System is released in the U.S.

Hit Music From 1985

Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World

Dire Straits - Money For Nothing

Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls*

USA For Africa - We Are The World

Stevie Wonder - Part Time Lover

New Edition - Cool It Now

Honeydrippers - Sea Of Love

Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok

Sade - Smooth Operator

Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine

Madonna - Dress You Up

Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA

The Time - Jungle Love*

* denotes music that isn't suitable for children or Ma!

LOL. But you stepped in it because you should always misremember younger, not older.

Thank you anyway..... (I think). ;^)

521 posted on 07/01/2005 7:19:14 AM PDT by Samwise (I was not born in 1938. My mother was only seven years old then.)

To: the OlLine Rebel

I think the 80's was fun styles. We had great tunes too! 90's and 2000 are awful. I keep teasing my son. All they do is remake things now. The music and movies. Whatever music they don't remake is awful and is sung by criminals and gang members. LOL!

I'm so grateful my son isn't into any of that. He may listen to some bad music but that is the extent. Thank God!

522 posted on 07/01/2005 7:19:27 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

523 posted on 07/01/2005 7:21:58 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

524 posted on 07/01/2005 7:23:04 AM PDT by Samwise (I was not born in 1938. My mother was only seven years old then.)

so he's the guilty party!

I'm not guilty, just...misunderstood. I blame society.

525 posted on 07/01/2005 7:23:41 AM PDT by Valin (The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.)

LOL.

That would be a nice gift and I keep it in mind for my Birthday!

Have a wonderful day.

526 posted on 07/01/2005 7:24:07 AM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman

527 posted on 07/01/2005 7:24:50 AM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

I am doing okay.

How are you today?

{{{HUGS}}}

528 posted on 07/01/2005 7:25:48 AM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman

To: GodBlessUSA; Tony Snow; All

Tony Snow just confirmed that Sandra Day O'Connor is stepping down as Supreme Court Judge!! He broke the news!!!

529 posted on 07/01/2005 7:26:17 AM PDT by luvie (GOD BLESS THE TROOPS AND GOD BLESS THE USA! GOTTA LOVE W!)

Woo HOO!!! Thanks for the terrific news LUV!

My Prayers are being said, for an excellent replacement!!

530 posted on 07/01/2005 7:28:15 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

Spread the word! I'm outta here right NOW! :o)

531 posted on 07/01/2005 7:29:44 AM PDT by luvie (GOD BLESS THE TROOPS AND GOD BLESS THE USA! GOTTA LOVE W!)

To: Mrs.Nooseman

You probably don't want me to go into it. That's a rhetorical question right? LOL. I'm just kidding. I'm fine. A bit crazy over getting ready for the weekend visitors. I clean and the kids make more messes where I last cleaned. LOL! Part of being a kid I suppose. So what do I do about it...... Go on the computer. LOL!:)

532 posted on 07/01/2005 7:30:31 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

Can me & my "voices" & "Kitty Katz" come to fish in your pond?????

533 posted on 07/01/2005 7:32:56 AM PDT by tomkow6 (Support the Fashion Divos you see in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)

LOL.
That is the best solution yet!

It's better then cleaning up after them all the time.:)

534 posted on 07/01/2005 7:33:59 AM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman

535 posted on 07/01/2005 7:34:26 AM PDT by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)

Yeah, sure. LOL! See you in a minute. :)

536 posted on 07/01/2005 7:37:58 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

To: Mrs.Nooseman

Well, it gets completed or not. I doubt my guests will complain of art supplies out.

I have to cook tomorrow to prepare for Sunday and we have to go out. I'll be on a time clock. I will make a big enough mess doing that. LOL!

537 posted on 07/01/2005 7:40:06 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, is an alternative to Weight Watchers. Small group support system, with regional annual conventions to honor the members and best losers.

Overseas conventions are a blast, and Nana and I were responsible for running the '85 GRD (Germany Recognition Days) in Berchtesgaden. We had members from 10-15 countries show up for a weekend of fun...ahhh...disco night in the cellar of the General Walker Hotel...

538 posted on 07/01/2005 7:40:24 AM PDT by HiJinx (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ Operation Semper Fi ~)

To: tomkow6; StarCMC

I know, lets all, everyone on the Canteen, descend upon Star on the same weekend LOL! Surprise. :)

539 posted on 07/01/2005 7:41:33 AM PDT by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, past, present and future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)

Happy Birthday Samwise:)

540 posted on 07/01/2005 7:46:43 AM PDT by fatima (Make a move and the Bunny gets it.-Guess what movie)

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