Rubik’s cube, mobile phones and neon colors
Michael Jordan is named the NBA's "Rookie of the Year". Boris Becker becomes the youngest winner of the men's Wimbledon championships at the age of 17. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is released in the US.
See the film: 1985
Thule System 1061
The first mobile phone call is made in the UK by Ernie Wise. Microsoft Corporation releases the first version of Windows. Various artists including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder, record the song "We Are the World" as USA for Africa to raise money for famine relief. Launching Thule System 1061.
