1985
Major News
- New Coke is released
- Dr. Robert Ballard finds the wreck of the Titanic
- Famine in Ethiopia
- Hole in the Ozone Layer Discovered
- Mikhail Gorbachev Calls for Glasnost and Perestroika
- Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Elie Wiesel.
- Two Shi'te Muslims hijack a TWA airliner with 133 on board (June 14). On June 30, 39 remaining hostages are released in Berut, Lebanon.
- Terrorists hijack a Egyptian Boeing 737 after takeoff in Athens and 59 are killed when Egyptian troops retake the plane the next day on November 24.
Science
Nobel Prizes in the Sciences
Chemistry: Herbert A. Hauptman and Jerome Karle (Development of direct methods for the determination of crystal structures)
Physics: Klaus von Klitzing (Developing an exact way of measuring electrical conductivity)
Medicine: Michael S. Brown and Joseph L. Goldstein (Research on cholesterol metabolism and increased our possibilities to prevent and treat atherosclerosis and heart attacks
Sports
Super Bowl: San Francisco d. Miami (38-16)
World Series: Kansas City d. St. Louis Cardinals (4-3)
NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers d. Boston (4-2)
Stanley Cup: Edmonton d. Philadelphia (4-1)
Wimbledon:
Women: Martina Navratilova d. C. Evert Lloyd (4-6 6-3 6-2)
Men: Boris Becker d. K. Curren (6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4)
Kentucky Derby Champion: Spend A Buck
NCAA Basketball Championship: Villanova d. Georgetown (66-64)
NCAA Football Champions: Oklahoma (11-1-0)
Entertainment
The 5 Highest Grossing Films
The Academy Awards
Picture: Out of Africa
Actress: Geraldine Page (The Trip to Bountiful)
Actor: William Hurt (Kiss of the Spider Woman)
Supporting Actress: Anjelica Huston (Prizzi's Honor)
Director: Sydney Pollack (Out of Africa)
Original Screenplay: Earl W. Wallace and William Kelley, screenplay; William Kelley, Pamela Wallace and Earl W. Wallace, story (Witness)
Adapted Screenplay: Kurt Luedtke (Out of Africa)
Cinematography: David Watkin (Out of Africa)
Song: “Say You, Say Me,” (White Nights; Music and Lyrics By: Lionel Richie)
Original Score: John Barry (Out of Africa)
Film Editing: Thom Noble (Witness)
Costume Design: Emi Wada (Ran)
Makeup: Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek (Mask)
Visual Effects: Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar and David Berry (Cocoon)
Animated Short Film: Anna & Bella (Cilia Van Dijk, producer, Netherlands)
Live Action Short Film: Molly's Pilgrim (Jeff Brown and Chris Pelzer, producers; Phoenix Films)
Documentary (Short Subject): The Courage to Care (Robert Gardner, producer; United Way)
Documentary (Feature Film): Broken Rainbow (Maria Florio and Victoria Mudd, producers; Earthworks Films Production)
Foreign Film: The Official Story, Argentina
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