Date: January 10, 1980
Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. Date: June 1, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980NEJM Publishes “Addiction Rare” Letter on Opioid Risk, January 10, 1980USCGC Blackthorn Capsizes in Tampa Collision, Killing 23 Crewmembers,…
Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War. Date: October 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 2 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Jahrhundertring Final Performance Receives 45-Minute Ovation, August…
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 1980MGM Grand Hotel Fire Kills 85…
Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude. Date: October 25, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980First Winter Ascent of Mount Everest by Wielicki and Cichy, February…
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 1980Iran Institutes Sharia Law on July 7, 1980Mother Teresa Receives Bharat Ratna, India’s…
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 1980Gwangju Student Democratic Reform Protests Begin, May 18, 1980Shining…