1985
Letter Rate 22¢ Package Rate 22¢ Postcard Rate 14¢ Comments D Stamp United States 6/27/1985 Route 66 Decertified American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials decertified Route 66 as a highway. It runs from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California and passes through these eight states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.United States 8/14/1985 Beatles' Song Rights Sold Michael Jackson took control of most of the Beatles’ song publishing rights for $47 million. He outbid Paul McCartney. American President Ronald Reagan (1/20/1981-1/20/1989) British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (5/4/1979-11/28/1990) German President Richard von Weizsäcker (7/1/1984-6/30/1994)