Date: May 17, 1980
Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation. Date: February 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Khomeini Says Iran Parliament Will Decide U.S. Hostages’ Fate, February 23,…
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 1980Björn Borg Wins Fifth Straight Wimbledon Title July 5, 1980Soyuz 38 Launches Cuban…
Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War. Date: September 22, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 22 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Dan-Air Flight 1008 Tenerife Crash Kills 146, April 25, 1980ANC Publishes Nelson Mandela’s Fight Call,…
The government of Poland legalizes the Solidarity trade union. Date: October 24, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Mount St. Helens Erupts, Kills 57, Causes $3 Billion Damage, May 18, 1980Americo-Liberian Government Overthrown in…
Iran hostage crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages. Date: February 23, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Iran Air Flight 291…
A Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crashes at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela, killing four. Date: November 3, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Phạm Tuân First Vietnamese and Asian in Space, July 23,…