Lech Wałęsa Leads Gdańsk Shipyard Strikes, August 14, 1980
Date: August 14, 1980
Date: August 14, 1980
Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. Date: June 1, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Chun Doo-hwan Seizes South Korean Government, Declares Martial Law, May 17, 1980Iran Institutes Sharia Law on July 7, 1980Moscow…
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 1980Beatrix Inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands After Juliana…
The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more. Date: May 27, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The New England Journal of Medicine publishes the letter Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics, which is later misused to downplay the general risk of addiction to opioids. Date: January 10, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day…
The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London. Date: April 30, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980ANC Publishes Nelson Mandela’s Fight Call, June 10, 1980Queensland Wins Inaugural State of Origin Over New South Wales,…
Iran Air Flight 291 crashes in the Alborz Mountains while on approach to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, killing 128 people. Date: January 21, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Björn Borg Wins…