- It was 1985
- The population of the world was 4,830,979,000
- Ronald Regan was president
- April 23 - Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. (The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than 3 months.)
- Forty-one tornadoes hit in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario, killing 76.
- The Nintendo Entertainment System is released in U.S. stores.
- The comic strip Calvin and Hobbes debuts in 35 newspapers.
- Microsoft Corporation releases the first version of Windows, Windows 1.0.
- The Tommy Hilfiger brand is established.
- The computer game Tetris is released.
- DNA is first used in a criminal case.
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