Curated · Hand-written
1985
Curated entry for 1985.
Numerological root
1+9+8+5=23 → 2+3=5
5
— the seeker
readings
Cultural — the named echo
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Back to the Future
Released 3 July. Marty McFly's 'present'. 'Where we're going, we don't need roads.'
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Live Aid
13 July. Dual benefit concerts at Wembley and JFK Stadium broadcast to ~1.9 billion viewers.
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Microsoft Windows 1.0
Shipped 20 November. Two decades before Windows became the desktop default.
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Super Mario Bros.
Released for the Nintendo Famicom in September; the cartridge that saved the home video game market.