1980
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"Ze tightness of your shorts equals ze square route of your age." Einstein.
Meanwhile, in the real world,
1980
was a helluva year because...
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Who Shot JR? is talked about from the TV show Dallas. On November 21, the conclusion draws more viewers than any other show in TV history up to that point.
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Post-It Notes are introduced by 3-M
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Ronald Reagan is elected, defeating Jimmy Carter, and takes credit for freeing the Iranian hostages in his innaugural speech.
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Poland goes on strike, unions become legal, censorship is lessened.
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Sadam Hussein declares war against Iran for close to a decade over oil rights.
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Japan passes the US as the largest automaker
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President Carter attempted a helicopter rescue of the hostages in Iran, failing miserably.
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Island Records offered the U2 a contract
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Geno by Dexys Midnight Runners is top seller
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Super Trouper by Abba is a biggy
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World Population 4,453,831,714
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Iraqi troops hold 90 square miles of Iran after invasion; 8-year Iran-Iraq War begins
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John Lennon of the Beatles shot dead in New York City.
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Mae West exits the stage of life as does Alfred Hitchcock
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Ooohhh be still my dancing feet..
They don't make em like they used to..
MOVIES: Raging Bull, Ordinary People, Coal Miners Daughter, The Elephant Man, Tess
Raging Bull
Ordinary People
Coal Miners Daughter
The Elephant Man
Tess