January 18, 1980 — Paul McCartney is arrested for marijuana possession in Tokyo
It was a scandal briefly, and then completely forgotten. While passing through customs at Tokyo (on his way to tour...
June 19, 2015
Crime & Law
March 24, 1980 — Archbishop Oscar Romero is assassinated
Oscar Romero was a passionate advocate of social justice and human rights. As the Catholic Archbishop of San Salvador (the...
June 9, 2015
August 14, 1980 — Dorothy Stratten is murdered
Dorothy Stratten was a former Playboy playmate of the year, and an up-and-coming actress at the time of her death....
May 29, 2015
August 17, 1980 — Azaria Chamberlain disappears
It became one of the most controversial court cases in Australian history. On August 17, 1980, Lindy and Michael Chamberlain...
May 24, 2015
December 8, 1980 — John Lennon is shot and killed
Mark David Chapman is, by any standard, an idiot. On this day in 1980, he shot John Lennon five times,...
May 14, 2015
December 3, 1984 — The Union Carbide plant at Bhopal explodes
The Bhopal disaster (also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy) is the worst industrial catastrophe in the history of...
November 19, 2014
Business & Economics / Crime & Law / Politics & War / Science & Technology / The Complete History / The Past
March 31, 1986 — Fishing of the Atlantic Striped Bass is made illegal
Under the terms of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act of 1984, it became possible for duly appointed local authorities...
November 9, 2014
June 30, 1987 — “Children in Darkness” is published
While it had been rumoured in certain circles for years that child prostitution was alive in well in South East...
October 9, 2014
December 25, 1989 — Nicolae Ceauşescu is executed by revolutionaries
Merry Christmas Romania! Have a free democratic state, a dictator’s corpse and a happy new year! One of the most...
August 19, 2014
April 5, 1990 — Kurt Cobain commits suicide
To his fans, and most other people for that matter, he must have seemed on top of the world. Why...
August 4, 2014
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