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The U.S. news television station CNN is founded by media mogul Ted Turner. It is the first all-news network
On this day in 1980, CNN (Cable News Network), the world’s first 24-hour television news network, makes its debut. The network signed on at 6 p.m. EST from its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, with a lead story about the attempted assassination of civil rights leader Vernon Jordan -
Women's Right Bill
A bill to create a Women's Rights Historical Park in Seneca Falls, NY, was introduced in the U.S. Congress. The Elizabeth Cady Stanton Foundation backed passage of the bill, which was proposed following a study by the National Park Service -
McRae v Harris
A federal judge ruled in McRae v. Harris that imposing severe restrictions on Federal funding of medically necessary abortions was unconstitutional. Judge John F. Dooling, Jr. of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn, NY, struck down the Hyde Amendment, which had cut off most federal funding of abortions. -
Equal Job Opportunities
For the first time the nation's federal courts were ordered to provide equal job opportunities to racial minorities and women. The U.S. Judicial Conference, a self-governing agency of the federal court system, issued the order along with its opinion that it was "inappropriate" for any judge to belong to an organization that "practices invidious discrimination." -
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the right of NOW to urge others to boycott states which had failed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The decision, which came two years and one month after NOW was first sued by the state of Missouri and its Attorney John Ashcroft, affirmed the February 28, 1979, ruling of Judge Elmo C. Hunter that NOW's activities were a political expression protected by the First Amendment. -
Grant Park Women's March
Over 90,000 supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment converged on Chicago's Grant Park for what was called the largest march in Chicago's history and the largest gathering in support of the ERA ever in the state of Illinois. Marchers came from every state of the union and represented over 300 organizations and delegations. The massive event was conceived and coordinated by NOW. -
Eruption of Mount St. Helens
About 150 square miles were destroyed and over 65 people died. A second blast occurred a week later; there was a third eruption on April 11, 1981. This has been one of the biggest volcanic explosions that have occurred in North America in historical time -
Strongest ERA&Reproductive Rights
Ellie Smeal led a NOW delegation in a fight to pass the strongest ERA and reproductive rights planks in political history. Women, for the first time at any party convention, were 50% of the voting delegates. And the 50-50 representation made a difference on women's issues. Carter and Kennedy delegates alike voted for the feminist positions. -
The First Persian Gulf War between Iran and Iraq
Started by Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein in September 1980, the war was marked by indiscriminate ballistic-missile attacks, extensive use of chemical weapons and attacks on third-country oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.
Although Iraq was forced on the strategic defensive, Iran was unable to reconstitute effective armoured formations for its air force and could not penetrate Iraq’s borders. -
Death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin
On Dec. 4, 1980, approximately two months after the tragic death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin made the difficult decision to break up.
The group had been preparing to commence a tour in the fall of 1980 when Bonham passed away. After a day of heavy drinking, he had gone to bed and died via asphyxiation from his own vomit. The death was ruled accidental. -
Death of Singer/Guitarist John Lennon, The Beatles
Because of a crazed fan, Lennon was shot twice and died. -
Ronald Reagan is president
In 1981 Ronald Reagan began his mandate as a President of the United States. -
Existence of AIDS/HIV
The existence of AIDS/HIV is made public for the first time in June 1981 and eventually appearing before the world as an epidemic of enormous proportions. -
1st MTV Transmition
Was the first television station dedicated to music 24 hours a day. The first video on MTV happened was the band's song "The Buggles" titled "Video Killed the Radio Star". -
Moving Vietnam Veterans Ceremony
In November in a moving ceremony, opened in Washington Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a tribute to the Americans who died in the Vietnam War. -
Operation of Artificial Heart
Medical Center of the University of Utah, USA, was successfully carried out the first operation of artificial heart implant a human being -
The first woman vice presidential candidate
Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman vice presidential candidate US presidential election by the Democratic Party. -
First Woman in Space
On 18 July this year, Svetlana Yev Savitskaya becomes the first woman in space and the first to make two spaceflights. -
Olympic Games
Four years earlier, the United States led a boycott of the Moscow Olympics; the Soviet Union boycotting the Olympic corresponded 1984. In 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow to protest the late 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. -
The Soviet Union
In 1985 The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union was very important, because the whole world was to nuclear threat. Because of perestroika policies of Gorbachev, the two blocks had to negotiate. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Becomes an Official Holiday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an American federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King's birthday, January 15. The holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The earliest Monday for this holiday is January 15 and the latest is January 21. -
Kennedy Space Center
The "Challenger" with 7 astronauts was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, and exploded 73 seconds takeoff, as a result of leaking fuel drivers. -
Titanic Was Found
It was found in the bottom of the northern region of the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was caught on video on Sept. 1st 1985 but was officially found and explored on July 7th 1986 -
Capture the general Manuel Antonio Noriega
in 1989 the United States invaded Panama to capture the general Manuel Antonio Noriega of Panama -
San Francisco Earthquake
On October 17, 1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area, killing 67 people and causing more than $5 billion in damages. Despite the fact that the disaster was one of the most powerful and destructive quakes ever to hit a populated area of the United States, the death toll was relatively small. The disaster is known as both as the San Francisco-Oakland earthquake and the Loma Prieta earthquake because it was centered near Loma Prieta Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains. -
Berlin Wall Falls Down
It was downfall Berlin Wall. It became the end of the Cold War, and it was important for the US to have conflicts with the Soviet Union, and later could become a war between them if he had not passed the Berlin Wall.
