Nostalgia
1985

Oscar Winners
Best Picture
OUT OF AFRICA
Actor
William Hurt
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
Actress
Geraldine Page
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL

Top 25 Songs
1	CARELESS WHISPER
		Wham! f/George Michael  Columbia
2	SAY YOU, SAY ME
	Lionel Richie  Motown
3	SEPARATE LIVES
		Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin  Atlantic
4	I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
		Foreigner  Atlantic
5	MONEY FOR NOTHING
		Dire Straits  Warner Bros
6	WE ARE THE WORLD
		USA for Africa  Columbia
7	BROKEN WINGS
		Mr Mister  RCA
8	EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD
		Tears for Fears  Mercury
9	THE POWER OF LOVE
		Huey Lewis & the News  Chrysalis
10	WE BUILT THIS CITY
		Starship  Grunt
11	ST ELMO'S FIRE, (MAN IN MOTION)
		John Parr  Atlantic
12	CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING
		REO Speedwagon  Epic
13	CRAZY FOR YOU
		Madonna  Geffen
14	EASY LOVER
		Philip Bailley w/Phil Collins  Columbia
15	EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY
		Paul Young  Columbia
16	DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME)
		Simple Minds  A&M
17	TAKE ON ME
		a-ha  Warner Bros
18	PARTY ALL THE TIME
		Eddie Murphy  Columbia
19	EVERYTHING SHE WANTS
		Wham!  Columbia
20	SHOUT
		Tears for Fears  Mercury
21	ALIVE AND KICKING
		Simple Minds  A&M
22	I MISS YOU
	Klymaxx  Constellation
23	SEA OF LOVE
		The Honeydrippers  Es Paranza
24	COOL IT NOW
		New Edition  MCA
25	PART-TIME LOVER
		Stevie Wonder Tamla

World Series Champion
Kansas City 4, St. Louis 3

National Football League Champion
San Francisco defeated Miami 38-16 in Super Bowl XIX at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California, January 20.

National Basketball League Champion
1984-85    Los Angeles Lakers over the Boston Celtics    4-2

National Hockey League Champion
Edmonton Oilers

Heavyweight Champion
15 Mar 85   Larry Holmes w.rsf. 10 David Bey at Las Vegas
29 Apr 85   Tony Tubbs w.pts. 15 Greg Page at Buffalo
20 May 85   Larry Holmes w.pts. 15 Carl Williams at Reno
15 Jun 85   Pinklon Thomas w.ko. 8 Mike Weaver at Las Vegas
22 Sep 85   Mike Spinks w.pts. 15 Larry Holmes at Las Vegas

President/Vice President
Republican, 1981-1989, Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush

News Events
"Live Aid," a 17-hour rock concert broadcast worldwide from London and Philadelphia, raises $70 million for the starving peoples of Africa. 
8.1 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico City and results in an estimated 25,000 deaths. 
4 hijackers seize an Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, with more than 400 passengers aboard and kill an American, Leon Klinghoffer. 
Volcano "Nevada del Ruiz" erupts near Bogota, Columbia causing mud slides that bury two towns killing 25,000. 
American Jonathan Pollard is arrested for giving military secrets to Israel.