Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front Founded in El Salvador, October 10, 1980

Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. Date: January 25, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Vanuatu Gains Independence on July 30, 1980US Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Iran During…

Archbishop Óscar 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 → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Miracle…

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 1980Canadian Caper: Six American Diplomats…

The town of Elmore City, Oklahoma holds its first dance in the town's history. Date: April 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Jimmy Carter Authorizes $1.5 Billion Chrysler Bailout Loans January 7, 1980Xerox,…

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 → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Soyuz 38 Launches Cuban Cosmonaut to Salyut 6, September…