1985: When IBB boys closed in on Dodan barracks, not one of Buhari's loyalists stood by him. He was home alone. 34 yrs later, in 2019, he was home alone in the Villa & lost to Atiku Abubakar, a man who left the Villa 12 yrs earlier as VP. 

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"they just made iceman gay randomly" the first thing my mom said when i came out was "don't tell your dad" meanwhile this was published in 1985:

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TV1985: Here's what was on TV on this day in 1985 (Saturday) 11 May 1985. Any favourites / memories here?

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Chris Claremont in 1985: we should push X-Men into darker and more overtly political territory. All the X-Men are exhausted and traumatized and desperately trying to make things work.
Dave Cockrum in 1985: Nightcrawler should meet a cowboy dinosaur

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Nov 18, 1985: the Bill Watterson comic strip Calvin and Hobbes debuted in 35 newspapers.

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1980: Ashita no Joe 2
1981: Urusei Yatsura
1982: The Ideon Be Invoked
1983: Round Vernian Vifam
1984: Macross Do You Remember Love
1985: Angel Egg
1986: Castle in The Sky
1987: Bubblegum Crisis
1988: Legend of the Galactic Heroes
1989: Gundam War in The Pocket

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in 1985: Aeroflot Flight 8381, a Tupolev Tu-134, collides with a Soviet Air Force Antonov An-26 during descent to a stopover at Lviv (Ukraine) The accident was caused by violation of ATC rules by both civil and military controllers. All 94 onboard both planes died.

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Marc Chagall died 1985: The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.

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Mar 22, 1985: 35 years ago, The Last Dragon was released in theaters.

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Nov 18, 1985: the Bill Watterson comic strip Calvin and Hobbes debuted in 35 newspapers.

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September 14th, 1985: plays the Metal Hammer festival in Germany, and performed the song "Disposable Heroes" live for the first time!

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July 3, 1985: the original Back to the Future was released in theaters.

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June 21, 1985: the film Cocoon was released in theaters.

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performing live, Day on the Green 1985:

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Daily thing of the Wild Ptooie Piranhas (and Needlenose) from (I always liked the weirdly blunt teeth they had in Yoshi's Island, it's nice to mix up the designs a bit sometimes.)

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Cliff Burton & James Hetfield, Germany, 1985:

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July 3, 1985: the original Back to the Future was released in theaters.

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September 14th, 1985: plays the Metal Hammer festival in England, performs "Disposable Heroes" live for the first time!

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