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The 1980 United States Census begins. There are 226,545,805 United States residents on this day. New York City's Transport Works Union Local 100 goes on strike, which continues for 11 days. April 7 – The United States severs diplomatic relations with Iran and imposes economic sanctions, following the taking of American hostages on November 4 ...
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Damage caused by the 1983 Los Angeles tornado This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The U.S. state of California experiences several tornadoes every year, with at least 484 twisters [nb 1] recorded since 1891. Among these are four fire whirls, a type of tornado that develops ...
The 1980 Eureka earthquake (also known as the Gorda Basin earthquake) occurred on November 8 at 02:27:34 local time along the northern coastal area of California in the United States. With a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), this strike-slip earthquake was the largest to occur in California in 28 years.
1980 1980 United States heat wave: Heat wave Central and southern states $20,000,000,000 (1980 USD) Official death toll, may have been higher 1,500–2,500 1871 Peshtigo Fire: Wildfire Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Upper Peninsula of Michigan: Fatalities estimated; most deaths in one fire in U.S. history 1,500 1896 1896 Eastern North America heat wave ...
A widely discussed demographic phenomenon of the 1970s was the rise of the "Sun Belt", a region encapsulating the Southwest, Southeast, and especially Florida and California (surpassing New York as the nation's most populous state in 1964). By 1980, the population of the Sun Belt had risen to exceed that of the industrial regions of the ...
UTC time: 1980-01-24 18:00: ISC event: 653190: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: January 24, 1980 (): Local time: 11:00 PST: Magnitude: 5.8 M w [1]: Depth: 10 km (6.2 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Fault: Greenville Fault: Type: Strike-slip: Areas affected: East Bay Northern California United States: Total damage: $11.5 million: Max. intensity: MMI VII (Very strong) [2]: Casualties: 44 injured: The 1980 ...