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 It happened in 1980
It was the year we graduated from high school and headed out into the world. But
do you remember what was happening in the world that year? Here are a few
reminders....
- Some of the headlines from 1980: Six U.S. Embassy aides
escape from Iran with Canadian help (Jan. 29).... The F.B.I.'s undercover operation
“Abscam” (for Arab scam) implicates public officials (Feb. 2).... The
U.S. breaks diplomatic ties with Iran (April 7).... Eight U.S. servicemen are
killed and five are injured as a helicopter and a cargo plane collide in an attempt to
rescue the American hostages in Iran (April 25).... The Shah of Iran dies at 60 (July
27).... Anastasio Somoza Debayle, ousted Nicaragua ruler, and two aides are
assassinated in Asunción, Paraguay capital (Sept. 17).... Iraq troops hold 90
square miles of Iran after invasion (Sept. 19).... Ronald Reagan is elected
President in a Republican sweep (Nov. 4).... Three U.S. nuns and a worker are found
shot in El Salvador (Dec. 4).... John Lennon is shot dead in New York City (Dec.
8).
- Other events from 1980: Inflation is running at
double-digits, and gas is around $1.20/gallon.... The United States and 57 other countries
boycott the Moscow summer Olympics in protest of Soviet occupation of Afghanistan....Ted
Turner launches CNN, which will air news 24 hours a day on cable television....Lech Walesa
leads a strike by shipyard workers. Poland's Solidarity Party becomes an independent
labor union, the first in the sphere of Soviet influence...Voyager I, a NASA probe,
explores Saturn....The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals in the World
Series, 4 games to 2...At the Academy Awards, Ordinary People wins Best
Picture, Best Director(Robert Redford), and Best Supporting Actor (Timothy Hutton).
Robert DeNiro wins Best Actor for Raging Bull, and Sissy Spacek wins Best Actress
for Coal Miner's Daughter. Fame wins Best Original Song....American speed
skater Eric Heiden won 5 gold medals at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY.
For Music, TV, and Movie Hits from 1980, along with other 80's links, go to the Next Page.
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