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In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks). Whitney Houston scored seven consecutive number-one singles during the 1980s, becoming the only artist in the chart's history to achieve this feat. During the 1980s, George Michael scored four number-one singles as a solo artist ...
June 23–September 6 – The 1980 United States heat wave claims 1,700 lives. June 27 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs Proclamation 4771, requiring 19 and 20-year-old males to register for a peacetime military draft, in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
The 1980 United States presidential election was the 49th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 4, 1980. The Republican nominee, former California governor Ronald Reagan, defeated incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter in a landslide victory . Carter's unpopularity and poor relations with Democratic leaders encouraged an ...
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): All That Jazz, directed by Bob Fosse, United States. Kagemusha, 影武者 ( Shadow Warrior ), directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan. Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Atlantic City, directed by Louis Malle, US / Canada / France. Gloria, directed by John Cassavetes, United States.
Fashion . Music . Science and technology . Sociology. Pac-Man (1980) The 1980s was the second decade in the industry's history. It was a decade of highs and lows for video games. The decade began amidst a boom in the arcade business with giants like Atari still dominating the American market since the late-1970s.
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2107 or 1726 or 954. Unix time. 315532800 – 347155199. 1980 ( MCMLXXX ) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1980th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 980th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1980s decade.
