Date: February 17, 1980
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In Norco, California, United States, five masked gunmen hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history. Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase. Date: May 9, 1980 Read more…
Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3. Date: February 22, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Solidarity Founded in GdaÅ„sk, Poland,…
Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day's courthouse protests. Date: May 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Operation Nimrod: SAS Storms Iranian Embassy in…
Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan), killing all 166 people on board. Date: July 8, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Grand Island…
Institution of sharia law in Iran. Date: July 7, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 Crashes Near Warsaw, 87 Killed, March 14, 1980El Asnam Earthquake Kills 2,633 in Northern…
In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, with 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independence from Canada. Date: May 20, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980FBI Targets Corrupt…