1980 Canadian and International Timeline

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    1980 Timeline

  • Jimmy Carter Signs Legislation Bailing Out Chrysler

    Jimmy Carter Signs Legislation Bailing Out Chrysler
    U.S president Jimmy Carter signs legislation approving $1.5 billion in loan guarantees to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.

  • President of Silcly Killed

    President of Silcly Killed
    Piersanti Mattarella the president of Silcly is killed by the Mafia

  • 1980 Winter Olympics Start in Lake Placid

    1980 Winter Olympics Start in Lake Placid
    Winter Olympics start in Lake Placid, New York. This is the year miracle on ice happen. (US hockey team)

  • First Woman as Speaker Of The House

    First Woman as Speaker Of The House
    Jeanne Sauvé becomes first woman Speaker of the House of Commons

  • Pierre Trudeau Returns to Office as Prime Minister

    Pierre Trudeau Returns to Office as Prime Minister
    Pierre Trudeau becomes prime minister for the second time, replacing Joe Clark.

  • Jimmy Carter says the US will Boycott the Summer Olympics in Russia

    Jimmy Carter says the US will Boycott the Summer Olympics in Russia
    Jimmy Carter disagreed with Russia invading Afghanistan so they boycotted the Summer Olympics in Russia.

  • Terry Fox Begins his Marathon Of Hope

    Terry Fox Begins his Marathon Of Hope
    Terry Fox dipped his right leg in the Atlantic Ocean near St. John's, Newfoundland to begin his Marathon Of Hope.

  • Vincent Lecavalier is Born

    Vincent Lecavalier is Born
    Vincent Lecavalier (the Captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning) is born in Quebec

  • Gordie Howe Retires

    Gordie Howe Retires
    Gordie Howe (Mr.Hockey) retires after playing 1,767 regular season games in the NHL.

  • Mount St. Helens Erupts in Washington

    Mount St. Helens Erupts in Washington

  • Quebec Votes Against Separation From Canada

    Quebec Votes Against Separation From Canada
    Quebec Votes No in the Quebec Referendum.

  • CNN is Launched

    CNN is Launched
    Ted Turner establishes Cable News Network (CNN). Since it's establishment it has grown considerably and now has 36 bureaus.

  • O Canada Adopted As Canada's Offical National Anthem

    O Canada Adopted As Canada's Offical National Anthem
    O Canada had served as a de facto national anthem since 1939, officially becoming Canada's national anthem in 1980 when the Act of Parliament making it so received Royal Assent and became effective on July 1 as part of that year's Dominion Day celebrations.

  • 1980 Summer Olympics Start in Russia

    1980 Summer Olympics Start in Russia
    1980 Summer Olympics start in Moscow, Russia. Canada and the US boycotted these olympics.

  • Terrorist Attack in Bologna, Italy

    Terrorist Attack in Bologna, Italy
    A huge bomb went off at the Bologna central station leaving at least 75 dead and more than 200 injuried.

  • Dorothy Stratten is Killed

    Dorothy Stratten is Killed
    Dorothy Stratten, an Canadian actress, is raped and killed in Los Angeles by Paul Snider before he commits suicide.

  • Terry Fox is Forced to End His Marathon Of Hope

    Terry Fox is Forced to End His Marathon Of Hope
    Terry Fox is forced to end his Marathon Of Hope in Thunder Bay after finding out that his cancer had spread to his lungs.

  • US Presidential Election

    US Presidential Election
    In the 1980 Presidential election Ronald Reagan won against the former president Jimmy Carter.

  • Clifford Olson Kills His First Victim

    Clifford Olson Kills His First Victim
    Convicted Canadian serial killer who confessed to murdering 11 young people killed his first victim.

  • John Lennon is Murdered

    John Lennon is Murdered
    English musician John Lennon shot 4 times in the back of the head by Mark Chapman outside of Lennon's New York apartment. Lennon was pronounced dead at 11:07 in the emergency room of the Roosevelt Hospital.