First Winter Mount Everest Ascent by Wielicki and Cichy, February 17, 1980
Date: February 17, 1980
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Date: February 17, 1980
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South Korean presidential election: After successfully staging the Coup d'Γ©tat of May Seventeenth, General Chun Doo-hwan, running unopposed, has the National Conference for Unification elect him President of the Fourth Republic of Korea. Date: August 27, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 27 π Events on this day in 1980…
United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act. Date: April 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 2 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Operation Eagle Claw: 8 U.S. Servicemen Die in Iran Hostage Crisis, April…
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…
Rioting breaks out in downtown Miami, following the acquittal of four white police officers in the killing of Arthur McDuffie, a Black insurance salesman. 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 events from 1980Harvey’s…
The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the swimming event at Olympic level. Date: July 24, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 24 π Events on this day in…
Canadian runner and athlete, Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF Date: April 12, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 12 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Rendlesham Forest Unexplained Lights Sightings December 26, 1980Vanuatu Gains…