December 19, 1985
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
- 2016: Andrei Karlov (pictured), Russia's ambassador to Turkey, was assassinated at an art gallery in Ankara.
- 2016: A vehicular attack in Berlin, Germany, kills 12 and injures 56 people at a Christmas market.
- 2013: The European Space Agency's spacecraft Gaia was launched with the goal of constructing the largest and most precise star catalogue ever made.
- 2013: Spacecraft Gaia is launched by the European Space Agency.
- High
- 26°F
- Low
- 14°F
- Humidity
- 48%
- Wind
- 19 km/h
Back to the Future
Platoon
Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment
The Goonies
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1985
The world on the day you were born