CNN Begins Broadcasting, June 1, 1980

Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed. Date: April 12, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers. Date: January 28, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980USS Nautilus Decommissioned and Stricken from Naval Vessel…

Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation. Date: February 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Miami Overtown and Liberty City Riots Begin May 18, 1980Operation Eagle…

Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms. 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 1980Saddam Hussein Kills Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and Bint al-Huda, April 9, 1980Michael Myers Expelled…

The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings. Date: November 12, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980MGM Grand Hotel Fire Kills…