Elmore City, Oklahoma Holds First Town Dance – April 18, 1980
Date: April 18, 1980
Date: April 18, 1980
As part of the Holy SeeβUnited Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican. Date: October 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 17 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Miracle on Ice: US Defeats Soviet…
Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. Date: June 1, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Saudia Flight 163 Fire Kills 301 at Riyadh Airport August 19, 1980Operation Eagle Claw: 8 U.S. Servicemen Die in…
One hundred forty-six people are killed when Dan-Air Flight 1008 crashes near Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Date: April 25, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 25 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980John Lennon Murdered by Mark David…
Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in a crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida, leading to the cancellation of Operation Credible Sport. Date: October 29, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 29 π Events on this day…
The Shining, the psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, is premiered on 10 screens in New York City and Los Angeles on the Memorial Day weekend. Date: May 23, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 23 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More…
Archbishop Γscar Romero of El Salvador gives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans. Date: March 23, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 23 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Iran…