March 14 вЂ“ LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 crashes during an emergency landing near Warsaw, Poland, killing a 14-man American boxing team and 73 others.

March 8 вЂ“ The Soviet Union's first rock music festival starts.

March 4 вЂ“ Robert Mugabe is elected Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.

The first ShowBiz Pizza Place restaurant opens in Kansas City, MO.

The Audi Quattro, a four-wheel drive sporting coupe, is launched in West Germany.

Pierre Trudeau returns to office as Prime Minister of Canada.The Voyager 1 probe confirms the existence of Janus, a moon of Saturn.The Commonwealth Trade Union Council is established.February 27 вЂ“ M-19 guerrillas begin the Dominican embassy siege in Colombia, holding 60 people hostage, including 14 ambassadors.February 25 вЂ“ A coup in Suriname ousts the government of Henck Arron leaders DГ©si Bouterse and Roy Horb replace it with a National Military Council.February 23 вЂ“ Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages.The Soviet-aligned regime of Babrak Karmal with troops from the Red Army use force against protesting civilians. February 22 - 3 Hoot uprising: Large-scale anti-government protests break out in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, almost two months after Operation Storm-333 launched the Soviet invasion.It was the 50th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 130. February 16 вЂ“ A total solar eclipse is seen in North Africa and West Asia.February 15 вЂ“ In Vanuatu, followers of John Frum's cargo cult on the island of Tanna declare secession as the nation of Tafea.February 13 вЂ“ The 1980 Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid, New York.February 4 вЂ“ Abolhassan Banisadr is sworn in as the first President of Iran after winning the January 25 presidential election.February 2 вЂ“ 3 вЂ“ The New Mexico State Penitentiary riot takes place 33 inmates are killed and more than 100 inmates injured.

February 2 вЂ“ Abscam: FBI personnel target members of the Congress of the United States in a sting operation.In the United States, it is dubbed 'Spain's own Tehran'. January 31 вЂ“ Burning of the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala: The Spanish Embassy in Guatemala is invaded and set on fire, killing 36 people.January 29 вЂ“ The Rubik's Cube makes its international debut at The British Toy and Hobby Fair, Earl's Court, London.Coast Guard cutter USCGC Blackthorn capsizes after colliding with the oil tanker SS Capricorn and sinks, drowning 23 of its crew of 50. January 27 вЂ“ Canadian Caper: Six United States diplomats, posing as Canadians, manage to escape from Tehran, Iran, as they board a flight to ZГјrich, Switzerland, on Swissair.January 26 вЂ“ Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations.January 22 вЂ“ Andrei Sakharov, Soviet scientist and human rights activist, is arrested in Moscow.January 21 вЂ“ The London Gold Fixing hits its highest price ever of $843 per troy ounce ($2,249.50 in 2020 when adjusted for inflation).At least 200 people are killed when the Corralejas Bullring collapses at Sincelejo, Colombia.The game was shown to the Americans held hostage in Iran. The Pittsburgh Steelers win their fourth National Football League championship in six seasons, defeating the Los Angeles Rams 31вЂ“19 in Super Bowl XIV at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.January 14 вЂ“ Indira Gandhi returns to power as Prime Minister of India.January 9 вЂ“ In Saudi Arabia, 63 Islamist insurgents are beheaded for their part in the siege of the Great Mosque in Mecca in November, 1979.President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5В billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation. January 6 вЂ“ Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1980.ДЎ980 ( MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1980th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 980th year of the 2ndВ millennium, the 80th year of the 20thВ century, and the 1st year of the 1980s decade. Establishments and disestablishments categoriesДЎ980 in various calendars Gregorian calendar

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