Starship 'Sara' 1985

1985
January 20 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term in office (publicly sworn in, January 21).
January 28 – In Hollywood, California, the charity single "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa.
March 6 – Mike Tyson makes his professional debut in Albany, New York, a match which he wins by a first round knockout.
March 11 – Mohammed Al Fayed buys the London-based department store company Harrods.
March 31 – WrestleMania debuts at Madison Square Garden.
May 29 – Heysel Disaster: 38 spectators are killed in rioting on the terraces during the European Cup final between Liverpool F.C. and Juventus at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium.
• February 25 — People Power Revolution: President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines goes into exile in Hawaii after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the first Filipino woman president, first as an interim president. Salvador Laurel becomes her Vice President.
• February 28 — Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is assassinated on his way home from the cinema.
• January 28 — STS-51-L: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, killing the crew of 7 astronauts, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe (see Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
• May 31 — The 1986 FIFA World Cup begins in Mexico.
• June 29 — Argentina defeats West Germany 3-2 to win the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
• November 22 — Mike Tyson wins his first world boxing title by defeating Trevor Berbick in Las Vegas.