FReeper Canteen ~ Flashback Friday 1985 ~ 01 July 2005

[MoJo2001]

 

 

~ 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!

 

 

[StarCMC]

Go for it if it bothers ya. I thought it was funny.

[StarCMC]

Wooo-Hoooo!
Congratulations!!

[El Gran Salseron]

Please carry the torch proudly for those of us who are no longer eligible!

Congratulations, SAILOR! :-)

[SouthernHawk]

Returning the SALUTE!

[StarCMC]

He he he!! That is TOO cute!

[SouthernHawk]

Post #624 for you also!

[Lady Jag]

It's a simple disagreement and I just wanted to get your attention.   This would the crux of my version of

If women ruled the world.

[StarCMC]

Hmmmm... well, if you say so. Actually, if I had a fantasy it would be a man in uniform cooking for me... He he he!!

[EsmeraldaA]

Good day everyone!


Hello Star, how are you today?

[Mr. Silverback]

The Good Stuff for 1 July, 2005

The Word
"Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways, for the LORD detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence."--Proverbs 3:31,32

The Quote
"That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves." --Admiral Chester Nimitz

The Joke
Labor-saving tip: The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.

The Hero--Today’s Medal of Honor Recipient

ROBERT ANDERSON

USS Crusader

Anderson's bravery could not save Keokuk, which sank off Charleston after heavy damage from Confederate batteries.

Rank and organization: Quartermaster, U.S. Navy
Born: 1841, Ireland
Accredited to: New Hampshire
Awarded: 10 July 1863
Citation: Served on board the U.S.S. Crusader and the Keokuk during various actions of those vessels. Carrying out his duties skillfully while on board the U.S.S. Crusader, Q.M. Anderson, on all occasions, set forth the greatest intrepidity and devotion. During the attack on Charleston, while serving on board the U.S.S. Keokuk, Q.M. Anderson was stationed at the wheel when shot penetrated the house and, with the scattering of the iron, used his own body as a shield for his commanding officer.

[acad1228]

Uhmmm... Teddy Roosevelt

[SouthernHawk]

Thanks Brother, for everything you do!

Happy Fourth of July Holiday weekend to you!

[Lady Jag]

You have modest fantasies. How about and entire Division wearing various uniforms and carrying a variety of gear.

[Mr. Silverback]

The Good Stuff for 1 July, 2005

The Word
"Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways, for the LORD detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence."--Proverbs 3:31,32

The Quote
"That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves." --Admiral Chester Nimitz

The Joke
Labor-saving tip: The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.

The Hero--Today’s Medal of Honor Recipient

ROBERT ANDERSON

USS Crusader

Anderson's bravery could not save Keokuk, which sank off Charleston after heavy damage from Confederate batteries.

Rank and organization: Quartermaster, U.S. Navy
Born: 1841, Ireland
Accredited to: New Hampshire
Awarded: 10 July 1863
Citation: Served on board the U.S.S. Crusader and the Keokuk during various actions of those vessels. Carrying out his duties skillfully while on board the U.S.S. Crusader, Q.M. Anderson, on all occasions, set forth the greatest intrepidity and devotion. During the attack on Charleston, while serving on board the U.S.S. Keokuk, Q.M. Anderson was stationed at the wheel when shot penetrated the house and, with the scattering of the iron, used his own body as a shield for his commanding officer.

[StarCMC]

HEY YOU!! Good to see you. I'm doing well ~ I hope you'll be around for a bit ~ I'm heading out to the Post Office for a few!! *HUGS!*

[StarCMC]

I'd think one -- the RIGHT one -- would be enough! LOL!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, E, for the positive update on your Dad's pacemaker replacement. That's great that he had no pain. ((HUGS))

[EsmeraldaA]

Today, I'll be around :)

[acad1228]

If women ruled the world.

Who would kill the spiders?
Who would rearrange your living room?
Who would hold your purse when shopping?
Who would always know the right answer to "Does this make me look fat?"

Oh wait! Don't we already do that for you?

Ya mean women don't rule the world now?

[Lady Jag]

I'd think one -- the RIGHT one -- would be enough! LOL!!

In reality, so do I, and I got lucky. But in fantasy, I'm going for a good run.