Beatrix Inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands After Juliana Abdication, April 30, 1980
Date: April 30, 1980
Date: April 30, 1980
Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year IranβIraq War. Date: September 22, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 22 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Miami Riots After McDuffie Acquittal, May 17, 1980Anastasio Somoza Debayle Killed in AsunciΓ³n, Paraguay, September…
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 β π Other events on April 3 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This…
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 β π Other events on November 21 π Events on this day in…
An F3 tornado hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan. President Jimmy Carter declares it a federal disaster area. Date: May 13, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Final Train March…
The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 81 on board. Date: June 27, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 27 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Archbishop Γscar…
Lake Peigneur in Louisiana drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole. Date: November 20, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 20 π Events…