In 1985 Dr. Ballard discovered the Titanic.
1985--Nintendo game systems launched There's lots of others mentioned in the related link.
your mom happened
Discovery of the Titanic!
Looking at various 'On that day' websites, nothing of historical note happened on that day.
A comedian died in New York.
I was born. A joyous occasion.
Raven-Symone was born, that's all I know
World War two was happening and Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a Dream speech"
Beech Island Historical Society was created in 1985.
Spacemaster happened in 1985.
an earthquake