Date: April 3, 1980
A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). Eighty-five people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history. Date: November 21, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in…
The government of Poland legalizes the Solidarity trade union. Date: October 24, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Chile New Constitution Established Under Pinochet, September 11, 1980MV Summit Venture Collides with Sunshine Skyway Bridge…
US Congress restores a federal trust relationship with the 501 members of the Shivwits, Kanosh, Koosharem, and the Indian Peaks and Cedar City bands of the Paiute people of Utah. Date: April 3, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This…
The town of Elmore City, Oklahoma holds its first dance in the town's history. Date: April 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Gwangju Massacre: South Korean Troops Retake City, Kill 207+ May 27,…
Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage. Date: May 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Solidarity Founded in Gdańsk, Poland, September 17, 1980Egypt and…
A Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crashes at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela, killing four. Date: November 3, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980The Shining Premieres in New York and Los Angeles, May…