[Stateside Twins' Eyeshot]Lost Times in Memory

1985 - Reagan is sworn in on Jan 21 because the 20th is Super Bowl Sunday, and subzero temperatures prevail. Gorbachev is appointed the new leader to take charge of the Soviet Union, the youngest since Stalin, while Libby Riddles is the first woman to win the 1,135 mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race, finishing in 17 days. Drug testing is called for in pro baseball, and Rock Hudson, Yul Brynner and Orson Welles pass away.

President Reagan being sworn in for a second term. (January 21, 1985).