1985

News

• Crack Coccaine begins to appear
• Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley wed
• France bombs Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior
• Quake in Mexico/Volcano in Colombia, 1000s killed
• New Coke introduced
• Titanic wreckage found
• Nintendo Home Entertainment System introduced
• Leaded gas banned in U.S.
• Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame is opened

Movies

• Back to the Future made $210,609,762
• Best Picture went to Out of Africa

Music

• Broken Wings- Mr. Mister
• Can't Fight This Feeling- REO Speedwagon
• Careless Whisper- Wham

Television

• MacGyver
• Cheers
• Facts of Life