Iran Adopts New Holy Flag After Islamic Revolution, July 29, 1980

Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage. 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 1980Shining Path Attacks Chuschi Polling Station, Peru Internal Conflict…

El Salvadorian Archbishop Óscar Romero is assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador. Date: March 24, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Miami Riots After McDuffie Acquittal, May 17, 1980Ronald Reagan Elected 40th U.S….

Canadian runner and athlete, Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF 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 1980USS Nautilus Decommissioned and Stricken from Naval Register, March…

Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador gives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans. Date: March 23, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Beatrix…

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…