Where New Coke failed spectacularly, Gorby succeeded beyond all reasonable expectations. Philly police drop bombs on their own city, the world’s most famous shipwreck is discovered at the bottom of the sea, planes are highjacked all over the world, and it’s the end of the road for Route 66. British scientists discover a hole in the earth’s ozone layer and elsewhere in the headlines in 1985, we see volcanos, the space shuttle, Weird Science, as well as the launch of the compact disc and Windows 1.0. There's also lots more great music and many fantastic films from 1985 to discuss!