WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 1985
Find out what all happened September to October 1985

Penang Bridge, the longest bridge in Malaysia, connecting the island of Penang to the mainland, opens to traffic. (14. September 1985)

The Israeli Air Force bombs Palestine Liberation Organization Headquarters in Tunis. (1. October 1985)

Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission. (30. October 1985)

The Free Software Foundation is founded in Massachusetts, United States. (4. October 1985)

The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight. (Mission STS-51-J). (3. October 1985)

The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon. (4. September 1985)

A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City. (19. September 1985)

PC Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London. (6. October 1985)

The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aborigines. (26. October 1985)

United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the hijackers of the Achille Lauro cruise ship, and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where they are arrested. (10. October 1985)

Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music. (19. September 1985)

A joint American–French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMS Titanic. (1. September 1985)

Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's baseball record for most career hits with his 4,192nd hit (11. September 1985)

The Mameyes landslide kills close to 300 in the worst landslide in North American history. (7. October 1985)

Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105, a Douglas DC-9 crashes just after takeoff from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, killing 31. (6. September 1985)

Capital gains tax is introduced in Australia, one of a number of tax reforms by the Hawke/Keating government. (20. September 1985)

Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia. (29. October 1985)

The Achille Lauro is hijacked by Palestine Liberation Organization. (7. October 1985)