January 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
August 21 » Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
Day of death December 26, 1985
The temperature on December 26, 1985 was between 0.4 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 35.9 mm of rain during 16.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 17 » Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree.
July 13 » Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
July 20 » The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles.
September 1 » A joint American–French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMSTitanic.
September 4 » The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
October 29 » Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia.
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