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With clouds of steam pulsing from his nostrils, Sparky, a brown draft horse, trotted up the snowy slope towing a log from a dead elm. ''He's what the Amish call an ambitious horse,'' Isis Melhado said, panting after trying to keep up with Sparky.
Eva Kor, from Terre Haute, Ind., and her sister, Miriam Czaigher, from Ashkelon, Israel, stood this morning at the railroad ramp at Auschwitz where in 1944 Dr. Josef Mengele, chief physician at the Nazi death camp, separated them as 10-year-olds from their mother. They were then added to the group of Jewish twins and dwarfs upon whom the doctor experimented.
EVERYBODY in New York needs a better apartment, and lately it seems that Bernard Mendik has been
The Washington Capitals scored three goals in the final 10 minutes today, squelching an Islander rally and beating their Patrick Division rivals for the second time in less than 24 hours, this time by 5-2 at Capital Centre. The Islanders were dominated for most of the contest, which was marked by repeated stoppages of play and disputes between players, coaches and officials. They trailed by 2-0 in the third period, but came back with Mike Bossy's 39th goal of the season 8 minutes 30 seconds into the session. Then Patrick Flatley tied it 97 seconds later with his 14th goal of the season.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 23, 1985, covering January 28, 1985.
Bruce Springsteen
Madonna
Prince And The Revolution
Chicago
Duran Duran
1985Daniel Carcillo, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Daniel Carcillo is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He most recently played under contract to the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). His on-ice reputation as an enforcer has led to him being nicknamed "Car Bomb". Carcillo won a Stanley Cup as a member of the 2013 and 2015 Blackhawks. After retiring from the NHL in 2015, Carcillo created a non-profit organization that assists former NHL-players who are suffering from post-concussion syndrome and mental health issues. Carcillo is the founder and CEO of Wesana Health, a life sciences company that leverages psilocybin-based medicine to treat traumatic brain injuries.
1985J. Cole, American rapper[†]
Jermaine Lamarr Cole is an American rapper and record producer. Born in a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained attention as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a musical career, he signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2009 and released two additional mixtapes: The Warm Up (2009) and Friday Night Lights (2010) to further critical acclaim as he garnered a wider following.
1985Lauris Dārziņš, Latvian ice hockey player[†]
Lauris Dārziņš is a former Latvian professional ice hockey forward who played with Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) before retiring in 2022.
1985Tom Hopper, English actor[†]
Thomas Edward Hopper is an English actor. He has appeared as Percival in Merlin (2010–12), Billy Bones in Black Sails (2014–17), Dickon Tarly in Game of Thrones (2017), and Luther Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy (2019–2024).
1985Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer[†]
Arnold Mvuemba Makengo is a former Congolese-French professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
1985Libby Trickett, Australian swimmer[†]
Lisbeth Constance Trickett, is an Australian retired competitive swimmer. She was a gold medallist at the 2004, 2008, and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was the world record holder in the short-course (25m) 100-metre freestyle.
1985Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.[†]
"We Are the World" is a charity single recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones for the album We Are the World. With sales in excess of 20 million physical copies, it is the eighth-best-selling single of all time, meant to raise money for the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia.
In 1985, the world population was approximately 4,868,943,465 people[†]