WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO OCTOBER 1980
Find out what all happened June to October 1980

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

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

Alexandra Palace burns down for a second time. (10. July 1980)

The government of Poland legalizes the Solidarity trade union. (24. October 1980)

Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. (1. June 1980)

Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution. (29. July 1980)

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

A massive storm tears through western Wisconsin, causing US$160 million in damage. (15. July 1980)

Iraq invades Iran. (22. September 1980)

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

Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people. (19. August 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)

Military coup in Turkey. (12. September 1980)

At the Oktoberfest terror attack in Munich 13 people died and 211 were injured. (26. September 1980)

During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre. (7. July 1980)

The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak. Seven tornadoes hit Grand Island, Nebraska, which take five lives, 357 single-family homes, 33 mobile homes, 85 apartments, 49 businesses and cause $300 million in damages all told, according to statistics compiled on the deadly storm by the National Weather Service and the American Red Cross. (3. June 1980)

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

Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida leading to cancellation of Operation Credible Sport. (29. October 1980)

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state. (1. August 1980)