October 1985

Tuesday 01:

The Israeli air force bombs PLO Headquarters in Tunis.

Monday 07:

The "Achille Lauro" is hijacked by Palestinian terrorists.

Thursday 10:

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

Monday 14:

U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese says in U.S. News & World Report, "If a person is innocent of a crime, then he is not a suspect."

Saturday 19:

The first Blockbuster Video store opens in Dallas, Texas.

Tuesday 29:

Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced the winner of the first multiparty election in Liberia.