Date: September 11, 1980
Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called "Britain's Roswell". Date: December 26, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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…
Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow. Date: July 19, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980MV Summit Venture Collides with Sunshine Skyway Bridge Collapse, May 9, 1980Dan-Air Flight 1008 Tenerife Crash Kills 146,…
Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the championships five times in a row (1976–1980). Date: July 5, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 1980Gwangju Massacre: South Korean Troops Retake City, Kill 207+ May 27,…
The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the swimming event at Olympic level. Date: July 24, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in…