CNN Begins Broadcasting, June 1, 1980

U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation. Date: January 7, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Gwangju Student Democratic Reform Protests Begin, May 18,…

After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established. Date: September 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Xerox, Intel, and DEC Publish Ethernet…

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 1980Moscow Summer Olympics Opening July 19, 1980Gwangju Student Democratic Reform Protests Begin, May 18, 1980Ustica…

Salvadoran Civil War: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad. Date: December 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980NEJM Publishes Opioid Addiction Letter Misused to Downplay Risk January 10,…

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 1980USCGC Blackthorn Capsizes in Tampa Collision, Killing 23 Crewmembers, January 28, 1980Robert…

Ronald Reagan is elected as the 40th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter. Date: November 4, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Suriname Government Overthrown by Military Coup, February 25, 1980Norwegian…