Zimbabwe Joins the United Nations August 25, 1980

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad operates its final train after being ordered to liquidate its assets because of bankruptcy and debts owed to creditors. Date: March 31, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City. Date: December 8, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Latin Carga Convair CV-880 Crash at Simón Bolívar…

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 → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980WHO Confirms Smallpox Eradication,…

First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy. Date: February 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980FBI Targets Corrupt Congressmen in Abscam Operation, February 2, 1980Iran Institutes Sharia Law…

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 → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Gwangju Student Democratic Reform Protests Begin, May 18, 1980Iran…