Terry Fox Begins Marathon of Hope Run in St. John’s, NF April 12, 1980
Date: April 12, 1980
Date: April 12, 1980
Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of Juliana. Date: April 30, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980US Severs Relations with Iran During Hostage Crisis, April 7, 1980Jimmy Carter…
Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3Β billion in damage. Date: May 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 18 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Jimmy Carter Announces U.S. Boycott of Moscow Olympics March…
The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture. Date: April 9, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980MV Summit Venture Collides…
Cold War: American President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the SovietβAfghan War. Date: March 21, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 21 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Grand Island…
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 β π Other events on March 18 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1980CNN Begins Broadcasting, June 1, 1980Operation Eagle Claw: 8…
In Florida, United States, Liberian freighter MVΒ Summit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 430-meter (1,400Β ft) section of the southbound span collapse. Thirty-five people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 46 metres (150Β ft) into the water and die. Date: May 9, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π …