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The two-day Liberty Bell Track and Field Classic opened in Philadelphia as an alternative to track and field athletics competition in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Athletes from the Olympic teams of 26 boycotting nations (and three others) competed in the U.S., three days before competition opened in Moscow.
July 25 is the 206th day of ... one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history. ... 1979 – Ahmed Tantawi, Egyptian politician and journalist [25] 1980 ...
Book Author January 6: Jailbird: Kurt Vonnegut: January 13 January 20: Smiley's People: John le Carré: January 27 February 3 February 10 February 17: Princess Daisy: Judith Krantz: February 24 March 2 March 9 March 16 March 23: The Bourne Identity: Robert Ludlum: March 30 April 6 April 13 April 20 April 27 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 June 1 ...
1980 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1980th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 980th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1980s decade.
July 16: Reagan is nominated as the Republican candidate for President. July – The unemployment rate peaks at 7.8%, the highest in four years. July 15 – A severe and destructive thunderstorm strikes four counties in western Wisconsin, including the city of Eau Claire. It causes over US$250 million in damage, and one person is killed.
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Typhoon Joe, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nitang, affected the Philippines, China, and Vietnam during July 1980. An area of disturbed weather formed near the Caroline Islands on July 14. Shower activity gradually became better organized, and two days later, the system was upgraded into a tropical depression.
July 9, 1980: $2,893,659: The Empire Strikes Back grossed $8,309,772 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended July 6 [43] [44] 29: July 16, 1980: Airplane! $2,739,328: Airplane! reached number one in its third week of release grossing $7,105,024 for the five days to July 13 from all markets.