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FReeper Canteen ~ Flashback Friday 1985 ~ 01 July 2005
Posted on 06/30/2005 7:03:48 PM PDT by MoJo2001
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~ Flashback Friday ~
Year: 1985 |
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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. |
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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? |
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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
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| 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. |
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| 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! |
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To: SouthernHawk; LadyHawk; Jade Falcon
881
posted on
07/01/2005 4:50:45 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
882
posted on
07/01/2005 5:13:33 PM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
(Remembering our Heroes today and every day.)
To: Lady Jag
Pisces (February 19 - March 20) Bad day to call someone a "whiney gen-x cybercowboy." After the FReepathon's better, for that one.LOLOL
883
posted on
07/01/2005 5:15:18 PM PDT
by
AZamericonnie
(I AM an AMERICAN not because I live in America but because America lives in me!~Ray Cornelius~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Ma! Nothing major or special.
Just taking care of things like this.....
884
posted on
07/01/2005 5:43:22 PM PDT
by
EsmeraldaA
(Our prayers for all US troops.)
To: tomkow6; Kathy in Alaska; All
OHH some sad news to report out of music biz R&B singer Luther Vandross has just died according to SO CAL news he was 54
And Sky news reporting that maybe AL Quada has capture one of downed helicotper soldier in that crash according to Arab website
885
posted on
07/01/2005 5:50:16 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(Not everybody in, it for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: SevenofNine
Oh no Seven...I hope they're lying about the capture.
886
posted on
07/01/2005 5:57:30 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: All
Zowie it's quiet - even for a Friday night!! Where is everybody?? Guess I'll have to get loud. Very well then!
887
posted on
07/01/2005 6:02:28 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; Fawnn; bentfeather; HiJinx; tomkow6; Radix; Spotsy; ...
888
posted on
07/01/2005 6:04:59 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; Fawnn; bentfeather; HiJinx; tomkow6; Radix; Spotsy; ...
889
posted on
07/01/2005 6:08:21 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: StarCMC
Don't worry. NOT going to click. :-)
890
posted on
07/01/2005 6:10:38 PM PDT
by
El Gran Salseron
( The comments of this poster are meant for self-amusement only! Read at your own risk! :-))
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; Fawnn; bentfeather; HiJinx; tomkow6; Radix; Spotsy; ...
891
posted on
07/01/2005 6:11:15 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: HiJinx
In SSarge’s absence…..just in caseYou already realized what you did. LOL!!
892
posted on
07/01/2005 6:11:28 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ coming soon ~Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
To: El Gran Salseron
893
posted on
07/01/2005 6:11:47 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: StarCMC
894
posted on
07/01/2005 6:12:43 PM PDT
by
El Gran Salseron
( The comments of this poster are meant for self-amusement only! Read at your own risk! :-))
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; Fawnn; bentfeather; HiJinx; tomkow6; Radix; Spotsy; ...
895
posted on
07/01/2005 6:13:45 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: StarCMC; tomkow6; Army Air Corps; All
I hoping too well report off Intefax wire 10 Russian soldiers were whack in bomb that blow up Russia Turkish spa house in Chechenyea earlier today of course they blaming Chechen terrorists
896
posted on
07/01/2005 6:14:07 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(Not everybody in, it for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: El Gran Salseron
Think Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper. Someone here at FR gave me back my sanity today when they gave me the name of the song so I could go find it! :o)
897
posted on
07/01/2005 6:14:52 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: StarCMC; All
That song about Randy Rhoads Stars the legendary Ozzy Osbourne guitarist for his band who died in that plane crash
898
posted on
07/01/2005 6:15:58 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(Not everybody in, it for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: All
IS ME OR WHAT I can't get into Live Aid sequel Live 8 only band that I psyche to see is reunited Pink Floyd
I think first Live aid was good
899
posted on
07/01/2005 6:17:37 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(Not everybody in, it for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: Kathy in Alaska
LOL. Wow, thanks for the song!
900
posted on
07/01/2005 6:18:33 PM PDT
by
Samwise
(I hope my birthday cake is chocolate.)
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