Elmore City, Oklahoma Holds First Town Dance – April 18, 1980
Date: April 18, 1980
Date: April 18, 1980
Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4β3. Date: February 22, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 22 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Elmore City, Oklahoma Holds First…
USCGCΒ Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers. Date: January 28, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 28 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Iran Hostage Crisis: Khomeini Says Parliament Decides Hostagesβ…
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 β π Other events on May 17 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More…
A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people. Date: March 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 18 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Archbishop Γscar Romero Assassinated During Mass in San Salvador…
Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation. Date: February 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 2 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980NEJM Publishes Opioid Addiction Letter Misused to Downplay Risk January 10,…
The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212. Date: March 27, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 27 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Robert Mugabe Wins Zimbabwe Election, Becomes…