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!

To: Cool Multiservice Soldier

601 posted on 07/01/2005 9:12:02 AM PDT by tomkow6 (Support the Fashion Divos you see in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)

602 posted on 07/01/2005 9:12:23 AM PDT by Cool Multiservice Soldier (Newer screen name. but same attitude, same service, same political incorrectness since 1999.)

To: Cool Multiservice Soldier

Good morning, Sailor!

*HUGS*

603 posted on 07/01/2005 9:13:37 AM PDT by Soaring Feather

To: Army Air Corps

Hail Maggie! No question, she didn't take prisoners (of course, neither do the namby-pamby girlie-men - they excuse them).

Man I miss those days.....

604 posted on 07/01/2005 9:15:12 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)

To: acad1228; tomkow6; All

History Quiz!!!

In 1898, who led the charge up Cuba's heavily fortified San Juan Hill in a key Spanish-American War battle?

Tanks for Da Blues, acad.

605 posted on 07/01/2005 9:15:29 AM PDT by Soaring Feather

To: SouthernHawk

In 1985? Wouldn't that be NINETY five?

606 posted on 07/01/2005 9:16:18 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)

John Jacob Jingle-Himmer Smith!

607 posted on 07/01/2005 9:17:22 AM PDT by tomkow6 (Support the Fashion Divos you see in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)

To: El Gran Salseron

I like to take the current leftist mantra and change the words to read: "The media lied and South Vietnam died!"

The shamelss duplicity of our media is repulsive. When General Vo Nguyen Giap, head of the Communist forces, lists the American media as an ally in his memoir, that should tell folks something.

Thank G-d for places like FR and the fine, witty, intelligent, and dedicated folks who post here.

G-d bless our troops and those of our allies. G-d bless our president and the leaders of our allied nations. Push on to victory!

608 posted on 07/01/2005 9:19:04 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)

To: bentfeather; HiJinx

"Don't push your luck Burkaman!...."

609 posted on 07/01/2005 9:19:16 AM PDT by tomkow6 (Support the Fashion Divos you see in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)

Wrong!!

I see you hogged the #600!

610 posted on 07/01/2005 9:19:52 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (WOO HOO!)

hurmp! Proud to be BAD...is there a Blues song about that??

I heard it was nice to be naughty.:-)

611 posted on 07/01/2005 9:21:58 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (WOO HOO!)

To: the OlLine Rebel

That came from the Microsoft website. I suspect it was for Win 3.1 But they didn't say what version! Remember this was their FIRST release of Windows to the public.

612 posted on 07/01/2005 9:22:54 AM PDT by SouthernHawk (If at first you don't succeed--try management)

To: SouthernHawk

No, it wasn't Win 3.1. The very first version which became Windows was actually called, "Executive Manager," or some such. It was a Windows-type interface but had the different name. My memory is fading now but the word "manager" was in the title. They continued with the technology but thought the name to be too complex so they came up with the name "Windows." They just changed the name, nothing more.

613 posted on 07/01/2005 9:30:32 AM PDT by El Gran Salseron ( The comments of this poster are meant for self-amusement only! Read at your own risk! :-))

You've got mail.

614 posted on 07/01/2005 9:34:03 AM PDT by SouthernHawk (If at first you don't succeed--try management)

To: El Gran Salseron

Thanks, I didn't know what version it was.

615 posted on 07/01/2005 9:36:09 AM PDT by SouthernHawk (If at first you don't succeed--try management)

That is disgusting. I almost posted the abuse button.

616 posted on 07/01/2005 9:42:41 AM PDT by Lady Jag (Honor - Dignity - Courage - Loyalty)

To: SouthernHawk

The name I referred to was never actually released to the public, apparently.

A little bit more info on the history of Windows, if you're interested:

http://www.computerhope.com/history/windows.htm

617 posted on 07/01/2005 9:43:11 AM PDT by El Gran Salseron ( The comments of this poster are meant for self-amusement only! Read at your own risk! :-))

To: El Gran Salseron

Great Link. Thanks!

Hope you holiday weekend is a Great one!

618 posted on 07/01/2005 9:47:05 AM PDT by SouthernHawk (If at first you don't succeed--try management)

To: SouthernHawk

Same to you, Mr. & Mrs. Hawk!

And a BIG congratulations to both of you and your wonderful son! :-)

619 posted on 07/01/2005 9:48:53 AM PDT by El Gran Salseron ( The comments of this poster are meant for self-amusement only! Read at your own risk! :-))

To: El Gran Salseron

Thank you very much. His FReeper Screen name is "Jade Falcon". Now that boot camp is over, I hope we get to have him visit more often.

We are proud of ALL our military members, but he does hold a special place n our hearts.

620 posted on 07/01/2005 9:52:13 AM PDT by SouthernHawk (If at first you don't succeed--try management)

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