Safra Massacre Kills 83 Tiger Militants, July 7, 1980
Date: July 7, 1980
Date: July 7, 1980
Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed. Date: April 12, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed. Date: April 12, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980O Canada Becomes Canada’s National Anthem July 1, 1980Phạm Tuân First Vietnamese and Asian in Space, July…
Nationalist leader Robert Mugabe wins a sweeping election victory to become Zimbabwe's first black prime minister. Date: March 4, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Björn Borg Wins Fifth Straight Wimbledon Title July 5,…
United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act. Date: April 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Moscow Summer Olympics Opening July 19, 1980Iran Air Flight 291 Crashes in…
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 1980Egypt…
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 1980Egypt…