July 1985

Tuesday 02:

Andrei Gromyko is appointed the chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.

Wednesday 10:

In response to market demand, Coca-Cola re-introduces it's old formula cola as "Coca-Cola Classic" (see New Coke).

Saturday 13:

The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Sydney and Moscow.

Friday 19:

US Vice President George H. W. Bush announces that New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe will become the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the Space Shuttle (see Space Shuttle Challenger). 268 people are killed after an artificial lake broke up in Val di Stava in Italy