· THAT DAY · OCTOBER 10, 1980 · NO. 45 ·
October 10, 1980
Friday · 45 years ago today
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
News Headlines
The New York Times
All The News That's Fit to Print
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.
![The National Fire and Rescue Administration is founded, replacing the China Fire Services [zh] and the People's Armed Police Forestry Corps [zh] as China's primary firefighting agency.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/CHINA_FIRE_AND_RESCUE_badge.svg/330px-CHINA_FIRE_AND_RESCUE_badge.svg.png){kind=icon}
Top Global Headlines
- 2022: Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
- 2018: The National Fire and Rescue Administration is founded, replacing the China Fire Services [zh] and the People's Armed Police Forestry Corps [zh] as China's primary firefighting agency.
- 2015: Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 109 and injure 500+.
- 2010: The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.
Weather in New York
59°F
Rainy
- High
- 59°F
- Low
- 44°F
- Humidity
- 66%
- Wind
- 13 km/h
Music
Billboard #1 (This Week)
Another One Bites The Dust
Queen
Another One Bites The Dust
Queen
0:00
Movies
Top Box Office (This Week)
The Empire Strikes Back
Academy Award (1980)
Braindead
Top Box Office (This Week)
The Shining
Top Box Office (This Week)
Cannibal Holocaust
Top Box Office (This Week)
Airplane!
Keep this day forever.
Write a note, pick a postcard style, then save it or send it into the sea — for a stranger to find one day.
10
OCT
1980
1980
A day worth remembering ✦
October 10, 1980
Fri · 59°F Rainy · New York
Write a note to your future self…
To:To
From:From
THAT DAY
— a keepsake
1980-10-10