August 18, 1979 — Singer James Reyne is hit by a car
So imagine this: it’s the day before your band’s big debut. Your first single is doing well on the charts,...
July 14, 2015
The Complete History
September 19, 1979 — The Star Hotel in Newcastle closes down
The Star Hotel in Newcastle wasn’t what you would have expected from a town like Newcastle in the late Seventies....
July 9, 2015
November 5, 1979 — Russell Hoban finishes writing “Riddley Walker”
Russell Hoban was always somewhat peripatetic in his writing interests. While he tended to return to the same themes, he...
July 4, 2015
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
February 19, 1980 – Bon Scott dies
The legendary lead singer of AC/DC from 1973 to 1980, Ronald Belford ‘Bon’ Scott was one of Australia’s greatest ever...
June 14, 2015
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
May 22, 1980 — Pac-Man is first released
The highest-grossing and most well-known computer game of all time, Pac-Man was created by the Japanese company Namco. It first...
June 4, 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
November 4, 1980 — Ronald Reagan is elected President
The 1980 United States presidential election was among the most bitterly fought of the Twentieth Century. Four years after the...
May 19, 2015
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