TCBA Yearbook

1980

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US Defeats Russia in Olympic Hockey! Wins Gold Medal at Lake Placid Ronald Reagan Elected 40th President George Meaney died at age 85.    Justice William Douglas died at age 81.    Jimmy Durante died at age 86.   Jesse Owens died at age 66.  Jean Paul Sartre chose to die at age 74. Alfred Hitchcock died at age 80. Peter Sellers died at age 54. The Shah of Iran died at age 60. Steve McQueen made the great escape at age 50. Mae West died at age 87. Six employees of the US embassy in Teheran escaped from Iran with the help of Canadian diplomats. A US airborne mission to free the remaining 53 hostages failed. O Canada was declared the official national anthem by Canada’s Parliament. 9 Days of heavy rain caused at least 36 deaths in California, Arizona, and Mexico. Mt. St. Helen’s Erupted Love Canal was declared a federal emergency area. US Announced Stealth Technology for Aircraft MGM Hotel Fire Killed 84 Former Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed in New York City by John David Chapman. Six days later, in response to a request by his wife, Yoko Ono, millions of people around the world observed 10 minutes of silence in memory of Lennon. << Previous • Next >>