Egypt and Israel Establish Full Diplomatic Relations, February 26, 1980

The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Date: March 3, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Iran Air Flight 291 Crashes in Alborz Mountains January 21, 1980Operation Eagle Claw Disaster…

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state. Date: August 1, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Gwangju Massacre: South Korean Troops Retake City,…

After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming. Date: August 26, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3. Date: February 22, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Jimmy Carter Authorizes $1.5 Billion…

The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London. Date: April 30, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Mount St. Helens Erupts, Kills 57, Causes $3 Billion Damage, May 18, 1980Zimbabwe Joins the United Nations August…

Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan), killing all 166 people on board. Date: July 8, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Pope John…