Date: August 19, 1980
Nationalist leader Robert Mugabe wins a sweeping election victory to become Zimbabwe's first black prime minister. Date: March 4, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1980ANC Publishes Nelson Mandelaโs Fight Call, June 10, 1980Chicago,…
Zimbabwe joins the United Nations. Date: August 25, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Shining Path Attacks Chuschi Polling Station, Peru Internal Conflict Begins May 17, 1980Americo-Liberian Government Overthrown in Liberia, April 12, 1980LOT…
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 1980Vanuatu Gains…
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 1980Shining Path Attacks Chuschi…
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 โ ๐ Other events on May 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
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 1980Miracle on Ice: US Defeats Soviet Union in Hockey,…