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The New Wave of British Heavy Metal is at its peak of popularity with bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon (band), Def Leppard, Motörhead or Judas Priest releasing their best works. -
The Bologna Massacre by an extreme right-wing group Ordine Nuovo takes place.
Iraq invaded Iran.
took place on Saturday, August 2, 1980. It was the most serious terrorist act in Italy since World War II, killing 85 people and injuring more than 200 people -
On the evening of December 8 1980, English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, was shot and fatally wounded in the archway of The Dakota, his residence in New York City. His killer was Mark David Chapman, an American Beatles fan -
on december 25th some critics say that the best sci-fi movie ever and for me the best movie of this saga is star wars V the empire strikes back. -
The band's name was the idea of a friend of Lars' named Ron Quintana, who had "Metalmania" and "Metallica" as possible names for a new music fanzine, although he was more inclined towards the latter. Ulrich liked "Metallica" so much that he quickly recommended (to Quintana) that he call the fanzine "Metalmania". Thus, Ulrich and Hetfield's band took the name Metallica. -
since taking office on January 20, 1981, he became the oldest president to take office, at the age of 69, and one of the phrases he uttered at his inauguration was: "Government is the problem" -
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Beginning of the transmissions of the MTV television channel, which marked the beginning of a new era in music. -
This was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom unleashed in 1982, in which the sovereignty of the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, located in the South Atlantic, was disputed. -
the most famous singer in the history makes history with this annoucement -
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Madonna is the first studio album by American singer Madonna, released on July 27, 1983 by Sire Records. This title also alludes to the material released in 1985 and named Madonna: The First Album. -
Thriller is a music video created to promote the song of the same name (Thriller) by American artist Michael Jackson. The video was directed by John Landis and was released on December 2, 1983. -
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On November 13, 1985, a small eruption at the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in the department of Caldas, Colombia, melted 10% of the mountain's ice cap. This produced a series of lahars - flows of sediment and water resulting from volcanic activity - that flowed down the slopes and swelled the courses of several rivers in the area. -
The seizure of the Palace of Justice, , was an assault perpetrated in Bogota,, on Wednesday, November 6, 1985 by a commando of guerrillas of the April 19th Movement (M-19) on the Palace of Justice, located on the north side of Bolivar Square, in front of the seat of Congress and one block from the Casa de Nariño, the presidential residence. The M-19 held close to 350 hostages, including magistrates, state councilors, judicial servants, employees and visitors to the Palace of Justice. -
The Magic Tour was the last tour made by the British Rock band Queen under its original lineup. It took place in 1986 to promote the album A Kind of Magic. It was the band's most successful tour, breaking audience records in the United Kingdom,1 where they played in front of nearly 400 thousand people. The tour was performed only in Europe and 26 concerts were given. -
Steaua Bucharest became the first team from communist Europe to win the European Cup after beating Barça in a penalty shootout at the Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Seville. -
Argentina's national team, led by a stellar Diego Armando Maradona, won its second World Cup after defeating the Federal Republic of Germany 3-2 in the final at the Azteca stadium in Mexico. -
The entire Peruvian Alianza de Lima team dies after a plane crash in the Pacific Ocean. -
During the entire duration of the conflict, Iraq was always at a clear demographic disadvantage vis-à-vis its rival, since it should be remembered that, when the war broke out in 1980, Iraq had a population of 14 million inhabitants, while Iran already had a population of around 38 million. -
this puts an end of the cold war
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