Anastasio Somoza Debayle Killed in Asunción, Paraguay, September 17, 1980

General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations. Date: May 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Jimmy Carter Authorizes $1.5…

Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at Riyadh International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people. Date: August 19, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Robert…

"O Canada" officially becomes the national anthem of Canada. Date: July 1, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Robert Mugabe Wins Zimbabwe Election, Becomes First Black Prime Minister March 4, 1980Iranian Embassy Siege Begins…

United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act. Date: April 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Grand Island Tornado Outbreak Devastates Nebraska, 5 Dead, $300M Damage June 3,…

In Florida, United States, Liberian freighter MV Summit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 430-meter (1,400 ft) section of the southbound span collapse. Thirty-five people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 46 metres (150 ft) into the water and die. Date: May 9, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War. Date: September 22, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 22 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Archbishop Óscar Romero Appeals to Salvadoran Armed Forces to Stop Killing, March 23, 1980Safra Massacre…