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Subject: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: nally on 01/01/25 at 10:17 am
Here are some things that occurred on January 1st 1980:
Premier Adbou Diouf becomes president of Senegal.
Sweden changes order of succession to throne.
Victoria is crowned princess of Sweden.
Australian Open Women's Tennis: In an all-American final Barbara Jordan wins her first and only Grand Slam singles title; beats Sharon Walsh 6-3, 6-3.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/25 at 3:15 am
January 6th 1980 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/06/25 at 5:39 am
January 6th 1980 – Georgeanna Tillman singer with Motown girl group The Marvelettes died from lupus and sickle cell anemia aged 35.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/25 at 9:39 am
January 7th 1980 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/25 at 12:59 pm
January 7th 1980 - Pink Floyd released 'Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)' in the US. The single peaked at No.1 on both the US and UK charts, giving Pink Floyd their first and only No.1 hit single. The single went to No.1 in many other countries, including Australia, Germany and Italy.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/07/25 at 2:54 pm
January 7th 1980 - Hugh Cornwall of The Stranglers was found guilty of possession of heroin, cocaine and cannabis. He was fined £300 ($510) and sentenced to three months in Pentonville prison.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/25 at 8:02 am
January 8th 1980 - Prince made his national television debut in the US, performing 'I Wanna Be Your Lover' and 'Why You Want To Treat Me So Bad' on the NBC variety show Midnight Special.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/10/25 at 10:14 am
January 10th 1980 – The New England Journal of Medicine publishes the letter Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics, which is later misused to downplay the general risk of addiction to opioids.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/14/25 at 5:58 am
January 14th 1980 – Congress party leader, Indira Gandhi returns to power as the Prime Minister of India.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/16/25 at 11:01 am
January 16th 1980 - Paul McCartney was jailed for nine days in Tokyo for marijuana possession after being found with 219g on his arrival at Narita Airport in Japan. McCartney said in 2004. “This stuff was too good to flush down the toilet, so I thought I’d take it with me.”
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/19/25 at 11:25 am
January 19th 1980 - Pink Floyd's The Wall started a 15-week run at No.1 on the US album chart. The group’s third US No.1, it went on to sell over 23 million copies in the US alone. The Wall is still the third largest grossing album in the US, behind Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Eagles’ 'Greatest Hits'.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/21/25 at 3:51 pm
January 21st 1980 – The London Gold Fixing hits its highest price ever of $843 per troy ounce ($2,249.50 in 2020 when adjusted for inflation).
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/24/25 at 11:43 am
January 24th 1980 - A billboard was erected on Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California to promote Pink Floyd's new album The Wall. A blank wall was pasted up and each day a brick was ‘removed’ to slowly reveal the inside spread and title of the album.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: nally on 01/25/25 at 9:48 am
25 January 1980 – Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: nally on 01/27/25 at 8:38 am
January 27th 1980 – Through cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, six American diplomats secretly escape hostilities in Iran in the culmination of the Canadian Caper.
Subject: Re: 45 Years Ago thread (1980s edition)
Written By: nally on 02/17/25 at 7:25 pm
February 17th 1980 – First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy.