59 events found for 1980
The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President
The town of Elmore City, Oklahoma holds its first dance in the town's history
One hundred forty-six people are killed when Dan-Air Flight 1008 crashes near Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, Canary Isl
Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of Juliana
Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege
The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox
In Florida, United States, Liberian freighter MV Summit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay,
In Norco, California, United States, five masked gunmen hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out
Salvadoran Civil War: the Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador
General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress stud
On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town
Rioting breaks out in downtown Miami, following the acquittal of four white police officers in the killing of Arthur McD
Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms
Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day
In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, with 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independe
The Shining, the psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, is premiered on 10 screens in New York City and