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Events from 1980
On May 20,
1980, a referendum, 59.5% of Quebec voters reject
separatism.
Who Shot JR?
is talked about heavily from the TV show Dallas. On
November 21, the conclusion draws more viewers than
any other show in TV history up to that point.
Post-It Notes are introduced by 3-M.
John Lennon is assassinated by Mark David Chapman.
Brook Shields whispers, "You know what comes between
me and my Calvins? Nothing." the ad was banned.
Mt. Saint Helens erupts, killing 65 people.
CNN is launched as the first all news network.
Saddam Hussein launches war against Iran for close to
a decade over oil rights.
Japan passes the US as the largest automaker.
Bill Gates licenses MS-DOS to IBM, makes next to
nothing on the deal. The pair buys the rights to a
simple operating system manufactured by Seattle
Computer Products and use it as a template. The
money is made later from licensing it to third party
clone makers.
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