Historical records for United States of America in 1980, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Carter requests the Senate majority leader to delay consideration of the Treaty on the Senate floor in view of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Carter announces the US will comply with the provisions of the Treaty as long as Russia reciprocates, Brezhnev make a similar statement
Carter requests the Senate majority leader to delay consideration of the Treaty on the Senate floor in view of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Carter announces the US will comply with the provisions of the Treaty as long as Russia reciprocates, Brezhnev make a similar statement
Death of James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens
Resigns after a US commando mission fails to rescue hostages from Iran, 8 lives lost
John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg for US Open
Reagan says he will submit to periodic medical tests
Meets Thatcher and other leaders at the Venice G7 summit.
Releases the gospel album Saved.
Carter agrees in correspondence with Thatcher to supply Trident missiles to the United Kingdom
Cooperates with Britain over purchase of the Trident missile system.
Ronald Reagan formally accepts the Republican nomination for President
Opens on Broadway in The Elephant Man, earning praise for his stage performance as John Merrick.
Ali challenges Larry Holmes for the WBCs version of the world Heavyweight title looking to set another record as the first boxer to win the Heavyweight title four times, Ali lost by technical knockout in round eleven
Wonders tribute to Bob Marley, the reggaefied "Master Blaster (Jammin)," enters the charts, tops the R&B charts for 7 weeks
Releases The River, a double album mixing party songs, working-class stories and darker adult themes.
Appointed President of the USA, 40th President, 1st term
Foreign Minister, Sadeq Qotbzadeh, condemned the rescue effort as "an act of war". Extremists seize the US Embassy, take 66 hostages & demand the extradition of the Shah. A helicopter mission to rescue the hostages leads to political disaster
Informed at an NSC meeting that KGB agents had been identified in the US Embassy
Informed at an NSC meeting that KGB agents had been identified in the US Embassy
Death of Steve McQueen
Voyager 1 measures Saturn's magnetic field during the close flyby.
Voyager 1 images Saturn's rings and reveals intricate ring structure.
Voyager 1 studies Titan's thick atmosphere during the Saturn encounter.
Voyager 1 data establish that Titan possesses a dense atmosphere dominated by nitrogen.
Voyager 1 measurements constrain Titan's atmospheric pressure and surface temperature despite its opaque haze.
Voyager 1 flies past Saturn and studies the planet, rings and major moons.
Mission design directs Voyager 1 close to Titan, a gravity assist that sends the spacecraft out of the planetary plane.
Voyager science imagery identifies the small Saturnian moon later named Atlas.
Voyager 1 images reveal the complex braided appearance of Saturn's narrow F ring.
Voyager images show Enceladus has contrasting cratered and smoother terrains, implying differing geological ages.
Voyager imagery establishes Hyperion's strongly irregular shape and heavily cratered appearance.
Voyager observations emphasise the dramatic brightness contrast between Iapetus's hemispheres.
Voyager 1 returns detailed images of Mimas dominated by the enormous Herschel impact crater.
Voyager measurements refine Saturn's rotation period using radio and atmospheric observations.
Voyager imaging shows small moons gravitationally confining material around Saturn's F ring.
A US-led boycott reduces the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest number since 1956
Winner of the Oscar for best actress, "Norma Rae"
Stars in Any Which Way You Can and directs Bronco Billy alongside Sondra Locke.
Stars in, "Borderline"
Cancels Americas participation in the Moscow Olympic Games. A US-led boycott reduces the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest number since 1956
Carter ordered the US Secretary of State for Commerce to ban all exports to Russia of any goods or technology used for the games. Carter asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the summer games to a different location, the IOC rejects the request.
To reinforce the boycott, Carter promises to revoke the passports of any US athletes that still plan to attend the games. Carter warns international politicians that in retaliation to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the US will withdraw from the Moscow Olympic games.
Eagles effectively break apart after years of touring pressure, lawsuits and internal tension.
Clint Eastwood directs and plays the title role in Bronco Billy alongside Locke, Scatman Crothers, and Sam Bottoms
Clint Eastwood directs and plays the title role in Bronco Billy alongside Locke, Scatman Crothers, and Sam Bottoms
Earns his first Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of country singer Loretta Lynns husband, Doolittle "Mooney" Lynn, in the popular Coal Miners Daughter
Guam votes in a referendum to become part of a commonwealth with the USA
Publication of "Congo".
Summers book "Conspiracy" wins the Crime Writers Associations Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction in 1980. Publishes "Conspiracy"
Rubin found that most galaxies must contain about six times as much dark as visible mass thus, by 1980 the apparent need for "dark matter" was widely recognized as a major unsolved problem in astronomy
Rubin worked with a new spectrograph to measure the velocity curve of edge-on spiral galaxies with greater accuracy with results published in 1980
Winner of the Democrat Party nomination but defeated by Reagan in the elections. Defeated by Ronald Reagan by 489 to 149 electoral votes
Clinton is defeated in his bid for a 2nd term by Republican challenger Frank D. White, he joked, he was the youngest ex-governor in the nations history
Ted Kennedys only attempt, in the 1980 US presidential election, resulted in a primary campaign loss to incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter
Stars in "Fort Apache the Bronx"
Summers book "Conspiracy" wins the Crime Writers Associations Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction in 1980
Guam votes in a referendum to become part of a commonwealth with the USA
Directs Heavens Gate, the film is several times over budget; the result IS a financial disaster that nearly bankrupts the studio
Releases Hungry Heart, giving him his first United States top ten single.
Guth presents inflation as an early exponential expansion of the universe
Guth proposes inflation, using relativistic field theory to address early universe problems
The international diplomatic response is severe, ranging from stern warnings to a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
The international diplomatic response is severe, ranging from stern warnings to a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Leads American pressure for a boycott of the Moscow Olympics.
Directs, New York, Raging Bull
Loses the Republican nomination to Reagan, later becomes Vice President
Guam votes in a referendum to become part of a commonwealth with the USA
Rubin found that most galaxies must contain about six times as much dark as visible mass thus, by 1980 the apparent need for "dark matter" was widely recognized as a major unsolved problem in astronomy
Rubin worked with a new spectrograph to measure the velocity curve of edge-on spiral galaxies with greater accuracy with results published in 1980
Appointed Secretary of State
Appointed to the United States Senate by the Governor of Maine, Joseph Brennan
The failed operation leads to the death of 8 soldiers. A helicopter mission to rescue the hostages leads to political disaster
Directs, "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back"
Stars in "Stir Crazy"
Stars in The Elephant Man
Directs The Elephant Man, a biographical drama about Joseph Merrick in Victorian London.
Publication of "The Real War"
Releases "The River", No 1 US Album
Directs The Shining, adapting Stephen King's novel into a psychological horror film.
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