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Can you name the significant events of 1980?

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Date	Answer	Clue
January 20th		They win their 4th Super Bowl
February 22nd		Nickname for the U.S. win over the Soviet Union at the Winter Olympics
March 4th		He was elected Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
March 21st		US boycotts Summer Olympics in this host city
March 21st		J.R. is shot on this TV show
April 12th		His 'Marathon of Hope' begins
April 16th		This player retires from professional tennis
May 8th		The World Health Assembly officially endorses the eradication of this disease
May 18th		This volcano erupts
May 21st		This Sci-Fi movie sequel premieres
May 22nd		This best-selling arcade game of all time is released in Japan
May 29th		NBA rookie of year winner
June 1st		This Ted Turner TV station is officially launched
June 7th		Bjorn Borg loses to this player for the U.S. Open title
June 20th		This Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi movie premieres
June 23rd		His talk show debuts on NBC
July 1st		This nation makes their national anthem official
July 25th		This album is released by AC/DC
July 27th		The Shah of this country dies at age 60
August 21st		Linda Ronstadt opens in this musical on Broadway
September 19th		Robert Redford's directoral debut
September 22nd		Iran went to war with this country
September 23rd		His final concert at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 2nd		Larry Holmes TKOs this boxer for the title
October 10th		4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes hit this country
October 21st		This team wins its first World Series
November 4th		This Republican challenger wins the U.S. Presidential election
November 18th		He wins the American League MVP award
December 4th		This band breaks up
December 8th		He was killed by Mark David Chapman

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