WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1980
Find out what all happened February to September 1980

Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards. (14. August 1980)

In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects by a 60% vote the proposal from its government to move towards independence from Canada. (20. May 1980)

Patrick Depailler, French Grand Prix driver was killed in a crash at Hockenheim during a private test session. (1. August 1980)

John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, US. (26. August 1980)

Gordie Howe of the then Hartford Whalers makes NHL history as he scores his 800th goal. (29. February 1980)

Iraq invades Iran. (22. September 1980)

US President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan. (21. March 1980)

Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. (30. April 1980)

Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation. (30. September 1980)

A train crash kills 18 people in County Cork, Ireland. (1. August 1980)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join the United Nations. (16. September 1980)

Gwangju Massacre: students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for 'democratic reforms'. (18. May 1980)

Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3. (22. February 1980)

On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in the town of Chuschi, Ayacucho, starting the Internal conflict in Peru. (17. May 1980)

"O Canada" officially becomes the national anthem of Canada. (1. July 1980)

The St. Gotthard Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.224 km) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo. (5. September 1980)

After two weeks of nationwide strikes, the Polish government was forced to sign the Gdańsk Agreement, allowing for the creation of the trade union Solidarity. (31. August 1980)

Samuel Doe takes control of Liberia in a coup d'état, ending over 130 years of minority Americo-Liberian rule over the country. (12. April 1980)

Archbishop Óscar Romero is killed while celebrating Mass in San Salvador. (24. March 1980)

Institution of sharia in Iran. (7. July 1980)