35 Years of People

1974 to Now: PEOPLE's Biggest Stories

Celebrate our 35th anniversary with the newsmakers (Princess Diana! President Obama!) who shocked, moved and warmed the hearts of readers over the years

1985: A ROCKY SECRET

Ten weeks before his death at age 59, leading man Rock Hudson admits to having AIDS. Although he shatters a debonair public image cultivated over three decades in Hollywood, he gives the disease a very famous face.

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