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
The Complete History
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
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
January 5, 1981 — “The Great Space Coaster” is first broadcast
A children’s television show created by Kermit Love (who had previously worked with Jim Henson on The Muppets) and Jim...
April 24, 2015
January 12, 1981 — “Dynasty” premieres
In a three-hour long introduction, Dynasty first appeared on tv screens across America on January 12, 1981. Over the course...
April 19, 2015
January 15, 1981 — “Hill Street Blues” premieres
One of the greatest television shows of all time, “Hill Street Blues” was first broadcast on this day in 1981....
April 14, 2015
February 1, 1981 — Trevor Chappell bowls underarm in an international match
It is one of the most scandalous incidents ever to have disturbed the televised narcolepsy that is Professional Cricket: on...
April 9, 2015
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