Latin Carga Convair CV-880 Crash at Simón Bolívar Airport, November 3, 1980

Salvadoran Civil War: The Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador. Date: May 14, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Operation Eagle Claw Disaster Kills Eight U.S. Servicemen, April 24, 1980Zimbabwe Independence and…

Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law. Date: July 30, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Chun Doo-hwan Elected South Korean President After Coup, August 27, 1980Elmore City, Oklahoma Holds First Town Dance, April 18,…

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 → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Soyuz 38 Launches Cuban Cosmonaut to…

The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more. Date: May 27, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

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 1980WHO Confirms Smallpox Eradication May 8, 1980F3 Tornado Hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Federal Disaster Declared, May…