Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms. Date: May 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Rioting breaks out in downtown Miami, following the acquittal of four white police officers in the killing of Arthur McDuffie, a Black insurance salesman. Date: May 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru. Date: May 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Salvadoran Civil War: The Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador. Date: May 14, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
An F3 tornado hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan. President Jimmy Carter declares it a federal disaster area. Date: May 13, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Norco, California, United States, five masked gunmen hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history. Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase. Date: May 9, 1980 Read more…
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 → 📅…
The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox. Date: May 8, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)