Year in review
1980
6 recaps from this year - events, occasions, and cultural moments.
1980Eruption of Mount St. Helens
The catastrophic volcanic eruption killed 57 people and reshaped volcanic science and American Pacific Northwest geology.
19801980 Quebec referendum
On this day (05/20), 46 years ago: In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, with 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independence from Canada.
1980Gdańsk Shipyard Strikes & Solidarity
Lech Wałęsa led striking workers at the Lenin Shipyard to form Solidarity, the first independent trade union in the Soviet bloc and a catalyst for Eastern European liberation.
1980Solidarity Movement Poland Strike
The Gdańsk shipyard strikes under Lech Wałęsa catalyzed the movement that would dismantle Soviet control across Eastern Europe.
19801980 Summer Olympics Moscow Boycott
The Cold War boycott by 65 nations over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan demonstrated how geopolitics could fracture the Olympic movement.
1980Iran-Iraq War Begins
Iran-Iraq War Begins