December 20, 1980
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
- 2024: Six people are killed and over 200 are injured when an anti-Islam activist drives a car into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
- 2022: A Vega C rocket carrying two Pléiades Neo satellites fails after liftoff.
- 2019: The United States Space Force becomes the first new branch of the United States Armed Forces since 1947.
- 2016: Aerosucre Flight 157 crashes during takeoff from Germán Olano Airport in Puerto Carreño, Colombia, killing five people.
2024
- High
- 24°F
- Low
- 15°F
- Humidity
- 40%
- Wind
- 19 km/h
The Shining
Braindead
Cannibal Holocaust
The Empire Strikes Back
Airplane!
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1980
The world on the day you were born