Date: May 17, 1980
General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations. 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 1980NEJM Publishes Opioid Addiction…
El Salvadorian Archbishop Óscar Romero is assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador. Date: March 24, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980WHO Confirms Smallpox Eradication May 8, 1980Miami Riots After McDuffie Officers Acquittal,…
The town of Elmore City, Oklahoma holds its first dance in the town's history. Date: April 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980CNN Begins Broadcasting, June 1, 1980Beatrix Inaugurated as Queen of the…
U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation. Date: January 7, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Archbishop Óscar Romero Assassinated During Mass in San…
The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency. Date: April 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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 1980Zimbabwe Becomes Independent, Canaan Banana First President, April 18,…