Our 25 year class of 1985 had 43 members
(23 women and 20 men); 1 is deceased and 1 we can't find. Here
are some forgotten facts from 1985-
Ronald Reagan, 73, takes oath for second term as
40th president (Jan.
20).
General Westmoreland settles
libel action against CBS (Feb.
18).
Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher addresses
Congress, endorsing Reagan's policies (Feb.
20).
USSR leader Chernenko dies at 73 and is replaced by Mikhail Gorbachev,
54 (March 11).
Supreme Court, 5–4, bars public school teachers
from parochial schools (July
1).
Arthur James Walker, 50, retired naval officer,
convicted by federal judge of participating in Soviet spy ring
operated by his brother, John Walker (Aug.
9).
P.L.O. terrorists
hijack Achille
Lauro,Italian cruise ship, with 80 passengers, plus crew (Oct.
7); American,
Leon Klinghoffer, killed (Oct.
8); Italian government toppled by political crisis over
hijacking (Oct.
16).
Reagan and Gorbachev meet at summit (Nov.
19); agree to
step up arms control talks and renew cultural contacts (Nov.
21).
U.S. budget-balancing bill enacted (Dec.
12).
You
can click on the picture for a slide show of the class. Be aware
that because of the size of the class, it make take a while to
load up on your computer.
