Date: May 17, 1980
Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. Date: June 1, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Miami Riots After McDuffie Officers Acquittal, May 17, 1980Solidarity Founded in Gdaลsk, Poland, September 17, 1980Norco Bank Robbery Shootout…
The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture. Date: April 9, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Archbishop รscar Romero Assassinated…
Iran hostage crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages. Date: February 23, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Operation Nimrod: SAS Storms…
Cold War: American President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the SovietโAfghan War. Date: March 21, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Quebec Rejects…
A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people. Date: March 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1980F3 Tornado Hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan; Federal Disaster Declared…
Cold War: American President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the SovietโAfghan War. Date: March 21, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Jahrhundertring Final…