Iranian Embassy Siege Begins in London, April 30, 1980
Date: April 30, 1980
Date: April 30, 1980
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 → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day…
The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings. Date: November 12, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980The Shining Premieres in New…
A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). Eighty-five people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history. Date: November 21, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in…
Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards. Date: August 14, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980John Lennon Murdered by Mark David Chapman in New York City, December 8, 1980Voyager I Makes…
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 1980Jimmy Carter Authorizes $1.5 Billion Chrysler Bailout Loans January 7, 1980Iran Institutes Sharia Law on July 7, 1980Archbishop…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Sumpul…