The titanic explosion claimed more than 50 human lives and destroyed thousands of acres of forest and rangeland.. Historical events from year 1980.
The 1980s have been called “the decade of decadence,” and one of the era’s most notable movie characters, wall street ’s gordon gekko, famously declared that “greed is…good.”.. Learn about 658 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1980 or search by date or keyword.