Date: April 12, 1980
On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru. Date: May 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis. Date: April 24, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19806th Workers’ Party Congress Names Kim Jong Il…
Salvadoran Civil War: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad. Date: December 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Miracle on Ice: USA Defeats Soviet Union in Hockey, February 22,…
United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act. Date: April 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Jahrhundertring Final Performance Receives 45-Minute Ovation, August 25, 1980Sumpul River Massacre in…
Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called "Britain's Roswell". Date: December 26, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed. Date: April 12, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Jimmy Carter Announces U.S. Boycott of Moscow Olympics March 21, 1980Shining Path Attacks Chuschi Polling Station, Peru…