My Stamp Collection

1985 in History

United States 6/27/1985
   Route 66 Decertified

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials decertified Route 66 as a highway.  It runs from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California and passes through these eight states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

United States 8/14/1985
   Beatles' Song Rights Sold

Michael Jackson took control of most of the Beatles’ song publishing rights for $47 million.  He outbid Paul McCartney.

American President

Ronald Reagan (1/20/1981-1/20/1989)

Argentine President

Raúl Alfonsín (12/10/1983-7/8/1989)

Australian Prime Minister

Bob Hawke (3/11/1983-12/20/1991)

Austrian President

Rudolf Kirchschläger (7/8/1974-7/8/1986)

Bahamian Premier

Lynden Pindling (5/10/1969-8/21/1992)

Bahamian Prime Minister

Lynden Pindling (5/10/1969-8/21/1992)

Belgian Prime Minister

Wilfried Martens (12/17/1981-3/7/1992)

Brazilian President

José Sarney (3/15/1985-3/14/1990)

British Prime Minister

Margaret Thatcher (5/4/1979-11/28/1990)

Canadian Prime Minister

Brian Mulroney (9/17/1984-6/24/1993)

East German Chairman of the State Council

Erich Honecker (10/29/1976-10/18/1989)

German President

Richard von Weizsäcker (7/1/1984-6/30/1994)

Japanese Prime Minister

Yasuhiro Nakasone (11/27/1982-11/6/1987)