Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

1980/1985 News

@40yearsago.bsky.social

700 followers 210 following 18K posts

An account that covers the 1980s in real time. DMs open for contact and inquiries. Ran by 2 people. Partnered with @200yearsago.bsky.social, @100yearsago.bsky.social, and @80yearsago.bsky.social Donations: https://ko-fi.com/1945news

ko-fi.com

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 1d

[October 7th, 1985] BREAKING: Palestinian hijackers on the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro demand Israel free 50 prisoners to prevent killing more passengers, including 2-28 Americans. Italy refused to negotiate, aligning with the US stance against terrorist contact.

2 1 1

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 31m

Lee received special honors due to retirement speculation and highlighted economic recovery in the U.S. and cooperation with Southeast Asian nations.

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 31m

[October 8th, 1985] Reagan meets Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew, pledging to oppose trade protectionism and the Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia. He criticized protectionism, calling it a threat to living standards, and praised Lee's open market.

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 31m

[October 8th, 1985] Dinnertime Comedy Lineup on WGN-TV Chicago

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 31m

[October 8th, 1985] Today's Garfield comic by Jim Davis

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 32m

Architect Raymond Graves noted the "new wind" in Portland, as the building remains polarizing, drawing both acclaim and criticism.

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 32m

[October 8th, 1985] Portland unveiled a 35-foot hammered-copper statue, "Portlandia," at the entrance of the controversial 15-story Portland Building. Designed by Raymond Kaskey, it sparked speeches and a jazz performance during its dedication.

1 1

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 34m

[October 8th, 1985] Advertisement: Order a Blue Jays T-shirt by selecting a player, indicating size, and mailing the form with 4 UPC symbols ($4) or 6 ($8) from SINGLES' Slices. Delivery takes 6–8 weeks. Shirt enters Grand Slam Contest if ordered by August 15, 1985. Check local retailers for details

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 1h

[October 8th, 1985] Colorful covers of today's magazines

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 1h

[October 8th, 1985] Rosie Gaines releases her single "Frustration"

ROSIE GAINES - FRUSTRATION

www.youtube.com

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 1h

Created by Rev. W. Awdry for his son, now available in toys, gifts, etc. TV on ITV from mid-November.

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 1h

[October 8th, 1985] Advertisement: Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends are exclusively licensed to Britt Allcroft. Unauthorized merchandise lacks required copyright notices. Legal action is taken against imitations. Contact Britt Allcroft Limited at 11 Blenheim Ave, Southampton.

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 1h

The Supreme Court upheld lower court decisions allowing burial but not religious services. Fetuses, found in 1982 in a lab, were referred to as "the innocent dead" by Reagan.

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 1h

[October 8th, 1985] A three-year legal battle over burying 16,433 aborted fetuses in Los Angeles ended, with political leaders urging renewed abortion bans. Autopsy photos and six coffins were placed in graves at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 1h

[October 8th, 1985] Steve Harvey won an amateur night competition at a comedy club in Cleveland, Ohio, an event he considers the turning point of his career. After winning $50, he quit his job and committed to stand-up comedy full-time.

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 2h

[October 8th, 1985] Moonlighting airs the episode "Money Talks, Maddie Walks"

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 2h

[October 8th, 1985] German President Richard von Weizsäcker began a four-day state visit to Israel, making him the first sitting German president to do so.

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 2h

[October 8th, 1985] The English-language version of the musical Les Misérables officially premiered at the Barbican Theatre in London.

1 1

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 2h

[October 8th, 1985] The Melvins played a show at the MacEwan Ballroom in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The Melvins Live 10/08/1985 (Part 1)

October 8, 1985 at the Calgary Ballroom Over From Under the Excrement Into the Void (Black Sabbath) Now a Limo ...

www.youtube.com

1 2

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 2h

[October 8th, 1985] Theresa Harris, an American television and film actress, singer and dancer, died of undisclosed causes in Inglewood, California. She was 78.

1 3

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 3h

[October 8th, 1985] Ratt and Bon Jovi performed together at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine.

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 3h

[October 8th, 1985] Scorpions release their concert video "World Wide Live" on VHS and Laserdisc

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 3h

[October 8th, 1985] A woman approached Dave Stieb during warm-up, kissed him, and was escorted away. She was identified as Juanita Smith, 22, with no charges filed. Stieb remained unfazed, retiring 22 of 25 batters.

1 3

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 3h

The ship was heading to Ashdod, Israel, with pirates using submachine guns and grenades.

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 3h

[October 8th, 1985] Palestinian hijackers of an Italian cruise ship surrendered, ending two days of terror for 500 hostages. The captain confirmed one killed an American passenger, Leon Klinghoffer, 69, and his wife is alive. The State Department confirmed Klinghoffer's death.