Stephen King's 1985 novel " The Tommyknockers " also makes reference to Altair 4, as a desolate wasteland.

A 1973 Yorkshire Television documentary and " A Kind of Alaska ", a 1985 play by Harold Pinter, were also based on Sacks ' book.

In 1985, the FABF also acquired two ex-Soviet Mi-4 transport helicopters from an unknown supplier, followed by an additional two Mi-4s.

Hill Top Farm was opened to the public by the National Trust in 1946 ; her artwork was displayed there until 1985 when it was moved to William Heelis ’ s former law offices in Hawkshead, also owned by the National Trust as the Beatrix Potter Gallery.

The first negotiated cease-fire with the M-19 ended when the guerrillas resumed fighting in 1985, claiming that the cease-fire had not been fully respected by official security forces, saying that several of its members had suffered threats and assaults, and also questioning the government's real willingness to implement any accords.

In June 1985, the computer readable CD-ROM ( read-only memory ) and, in 1990, CD-Recordable were introduced, also developed by both Sony and Philips.

The 1985 team is also remembered for recording the song " The Super Bowl Shuffle ", which reached number forty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Published in 1985, it is also known variously as Chapterhouse Dune, Chapter House Dune, and Chapter House: Dune, and rose to # 2 on The New York Times Best Seller list.

The question of who would take over the Rovers Return after Annie Walker's 1983 exit was answered in 1985 when Bet Lynch ( who also mirrored the vulnerability and strength of Elsie Tanner ) was installed as landlady.

The 1980s also saw the cementing of relationships between established characters: Alf Roberts ( Bryan Mosley ) married Audrey Potter ( Sue Nicholls ) in 1985, Kevin Webster ( Michael Le Vell ) married Sally Seddon ( Sally Dynevor ) in 1986.

The BBC also introduced a new prime time soap opera, EastEnders in 1985.

In addition to the decennial federal census, local censuses have also been conducted, for example, in Massachusetts, which conducted a statewide census every five years until 1985.

Fighting in Afghanistan also intensified, but in the late autumn of 1984 the United States and the Soviet Union did agree to resume arms control talks in early 1985.

DDT also continued to be produced in the US for foreign markets until as late as 1985, when over 300 tons were exported.

Although no country has adopted Esperanto officially, Esperanto was recommended by the French Academy of Sciences in 1921 and recognized in 1954 by UNESCO ( which later, in 1985, also recommended it to its member states ).

He also wrote an extended essay attacking the ideologists on both sides of the cold war, Double Exposure ( 1985 ) and edited a collection of essays opposing Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, Star Wars ( 1985 ).

The initial 15th edition ( 1974 – 1985 ) was faulted for having reduced or eliminated coverage of children's literature, military decorations, and the French poet Joachim du Bellay ; editorial mistakes were also alleged, such as inconsistent sorting of Japanese biographies.

The teams met again in the 1985 Grand Final, which Essendon also won.

As President of the Republic, Cossiga was Head ( and also Knight Grand Cross with Grand Cordon ) of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( from 3 July 1985 to 28 April 1992 ), Military Order of Italy, Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, Order of Merit for Labour and Order of Vittorio Veneto and Grand Cross of Merit of the Italian Red Cross.

Between 1978 and 1985, crew members also engaged in direct action against the ocean-dumping of toxic and radioactive waste, the Grey Seal hunt in Orkney and nuclear testing in the Pacific.

The metric definition of exactly cubic decimetres ( also after the litre was redefined in 1964, ≈ ) was adopted shortly afterwards in Canada, but from 1976 the conventional value of was used in the United Kingdom until the Canadian convention was adopted in 1985.

The second generation Holden Gemini from 1985 was also based on an Isuzu design, although, its manufacture was undertaken in Australia.

He also recorded some albums especially dedicated to the harp: the famous Renaissance of the Celtic Harp ( 1972 ), " Harpes du Nouvel Age " ( 1985 ), and " Beyond Words " ( 2002 ).

The Intel 80386, also known as the i386, or just 386, was a 32-bit microprocessor introduced by Intel in 1985.

This period included eighteen consecutive winning seasons ( 1968 – 1985 ) -- an unprecedented run of success that saw the Orioles become the envy of the league, and the winningest team in baseball.

By 1985, construction was completed and the World Financial Center saw its first tenants.

Pioneers such as Horace Ové had been working in 1970s ( Pressure, 1975, funded by the British Film Institute ), but the 1980s saw a wave of new talent, with films like Babylon ( 1980 ), Burning an Illusion ( 1981 ), Majdhar ( 1985 ) and Ping Pong ( 1986-one of the first films about Britain's Chinese community ).

In Canada, the coming into effect of Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1985 saw a shift in the gay rights movement in Canada, as Canadian gays and lesbians moved from liberation to litigious strategies.

1985 also saw the creation of Gods by Ben Laurie, a MUD1 clone that included online creation in its endgame.

There were around 3, 000, 000 shareholders in Britain when Thatcher took office in 1979, but the subsequent sale of state-run firms saw the level of shareholders double to 6, 000, 000 by 1985 and by the time of her resignation as prime minister in 1990 there were more than 10, 000, 000 shareholders in Britain.

The release of King of Rock in 1985 saw the group furthering their rap-rock fusion on songs like " Can You Rock It Like This " and the title track ; while " Roots, Rap, Reggae " was one of the first rap / dancehall hybrids.

The 1980s saw Gilliam's self-written Trilogy of Imagination about " the ages of man " in Time Bandits ( 1981 ), Brazil ( 1985 ), and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ( 1988 ).

The 1960s also saw the beginning of several research publications devoted to the viola, beginning with Franz Zeyringer's Literatur für Viola, which has undergone several versions, the most recent being in 1985.

The following seasons saw Gretzky break his own assists record three more times ( 125 in 1982 – 83, 135 in 1984 – 85, and 163 in 1985 – 86 ); he also bettered that mark ( 120 assists ) in 1986 – 87 with 121 and 1990 – 91 with 122, and his point record one more time ( 215, in 1985 – 86 ).

The War Game itself finally saw television broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC2 on 31 July 1985, as part of a special season of programming entitled After the Bomb ( which was also Watkins ' original working title for The War Game ).

In 1985, Kohl and US President Ronald Reagan, as part of a plan to observe the 40th anniversary of V-E Day, saw an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of the friendship that existed between Germany and its former foe.

The club's worsening financial state saw many of the team's top players leave in the summer of 2003, the following season failing to deliver any trophies, only the second such occasion since 1985 – 86.

1985 saw the opening of a 915 MW coal-fired electricity plant at Moneypoint, fed by regular visits by 150, 000 tonne bulk carriers.

1985 saw the first batch of Matchbox toys, which have China casting on base.

On January 14, 1991, the Defense Intelligence Agency said an Iraqi agent described, in medically accurate terms, military smallpox casualties he said he saw in 1985 or 1986.

Following the tour in support of Don't Break the Oath, which saw them play in the United States for the first time, King Diamond split ways with the band in April 1985 as a result of frustration over creative differences with Hank Shermann.

Equator ( 1985 ) sold poorly, due to the fact that " CBS just did a terrible job getting it into the shops ," as Box saw it.

His TV career saw him measure with Inside the Third Reich ( 1982 ), where he played Hitler ; Mr Pye ( 1985 ); and Little Dorrit ( 1987 ), from Charles Dickens's book ; The Tenth Man ( 1988 ) with Anthony Hopkins and Kristin Scott Thomas.

The film was originally scheduled for general release during the 1985 Christmas Day weekend, but Columbia moved it, to the weekends of January 17 and January 31, 1986, when they saw the holiday lineup of films.

The following year, New Order's " Blue Monday " became an international chart hit, and 1985 saw the first release by Happy Mondays.

For many years, Big Bird was the only character on the show who saw Mr. Snuffleupagus, but later in the 17th season ( 1985 ) he showed his friends on Sesame Street his " imaginary " friend so they believed him.

1985 saw him collaborating with Kajagoogoo frontman Limahl for their worldwide hit " Neverending Story ".