1980

News

• Ronald Reagan becomes U.S. President
• John Lennon shot and killed
• Phillips launches Compact Disc
• Rubik's Cube voted toy of the year
• Hostages in Iran freed
• Post It notes introduced
• 125,000 Cubans headed for United States
• Mt. Saint Helens Erupts, 60 people killed

Movies

• Empire Strikes Back made $222,700,000
• Best Picture went to Ordinary People

Music

• Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)- Pink Floyd
• Another One Bites the Dust- Queen
• Call Me- Blondie

Television

• Dallas
• The Jeffersons
• Chips