360What happened in 1985?
13 moments from 1985 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 17–24 June 1985
Prince Sultan bin Salman becomes the first Arab in space
On 17 June 1985, Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, becoming the first Arab astronaut. During the seven-day mission, the crew deployed a communications satellite for Arabsat. The flight was a proud moment for Saudi Arabia, and he later led the Saudi Space Commission.
- On this day · 15 March 1985
The first .com internet address is registered
On 15 March 1985, a computer company in Massachusetts, Symbolics, registered symbolics.com, the first .com domain name. Few people noticed at the time. Today there are more than 150 million .com addresses, and the name became shorthand for the online economy.
- On this day · 17 June 1985
Prince Sultan bin Salman becomes the first Arab in space
On 17 June 1985, HRH Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery, becoming the first Arab and first Saudi in space. During the seven-day mission, he helped deploy the Arabsat satellite and carried out experiments.
- On this day · 13 July 1985
Live Aid concerts raise money for famine relief
On 13 July 1985, the Live Aid concerts were held at Wembley Stadium in London and in Philadelphia, organised by the musicians Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to help people facing famine in Ethiopia. Broadcast to an estimated 1.5 billion viewers, they raised tens of millions of pounds.
- On this day · 20 November 1985
Microsoft releases Windows 1.0
On 20 November 1985, Microsoft released Windows 1.0, a graphical system that let users of IBM-compatible PCs work with windows, menus and a mouse instead of typed commands. Later versions, especially Windows 3.0 and Windows 95, became the most widely used computer software in the world.
- 1985 · from Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni fly to the space station
Prince Sultan bin Salman becomes the first Arab in space
- 1985 · from The world agrees to protect the ozone layer
The Antarctic ozone hole is reported
- 17 June 1985 · from Prince Sultan bin Salman becomes the first Arab in space
Discovery launches
- 24 June 1985 · from Prince Sultan bin Salman becomes the first Arab in space
Discovery lands
- 1985 · from IBM launches the Personal Computer
Microsoft releases Windows 1.0
- 1985 · from The 1980s: the first Arab in space and the personal computer
Prince Sultan bin Salman becomes the first Arab in space
- June 1985 · from Humans walk on the Moon for the first time
Prince Sultan bin Salman becomes the first Arab in space
- 1985 · from The Titanic sinks on its first voyage
Wreck discovered