1980 in the United States

← → Events from the year 1980 in the United States.

January 27: The Canadian Caper rescues six hostages from Iran
February 13: The Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid
April 15: The Mariel boatlift begins
April 24–25: Operation Eagle Claw fails to rescue the hostages in Iran
May 18: Mount St. Helens erupts
July 16: Reagan is nominated as the Republican candidate for President
November 4: Reagan defeats Carter in a landslide
December 8: The Dakota , where John Lennon was shot
Eli Crane
Ivan Moody
Rachel Nichols
Sarah Shahi
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Zooey Deschanel
Jason Segel
Nick Carter
Wilmer Valderrama
Lee Zeldin
Matthew Lawrence
Enver Gjokaj
Gucci Mane
Christina Ricci
Bobby V
Chelsea Clinton
Tayshaun Prince
Carlos Curbelo
Laura Prepon
Matthew Gray Gubler
Chingy
Caron Butler
Katie Morgan
Greg Puciato
Luke Walton
Kate Micucci
Randy Orton
Yung Joc
Trevor Moore
Nicholas D'Agosto
Tony Romo
Malcolm Barrett
Jordana Brewster
Amin Joseph
Channing Tatum
Ellie Kemper
Hank Green
Zach McGowan
Sharice Davids
Ben Feldman
Andy Hurley
Chris Pappas
Udonis Haslem
Jason Smith
Venus Williams
David Giuntoli
Melissa Rauch
Minka Kelly
Jason Schwartzmann
Michael Vick
Fortune Feimster
Olivia Munn
Pauly D
Michelle Kwan
Brian Mast
Angry Video Game Nerd
Jessica Simpson
Kristen Bell
Gisele Bündchen
Dolph Ziggler
Nadia Bjorlin
Will Pan
Shayna Baszler
Maggie Lawson
Matthew Thiessen
Vanessa Carlton
Macaulay Culkin
Chris Pine
David West
J.D. Pardo
Michelle Williams
Ben Savage
Autumn Reeser
T.I.
Chrissy Metz
Zachary Levi
Mike Donehey
Joe Kennedy III
Nick Cannon
The Miz
Ashanti
Kim Kardashian
Monica
Mehcad Brooks
Ben Foster
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Karamo Brown
Vanessa Minnillo
Nicole Malliotakis
Monique Coleman
Eric Swalwell
Dustin Kensrue
Tim Lambesis
Beth Phoenix
Janina Gavankar
Simon Helberg
Christina Aguilera
Jared Moskowitz
Jake Gyllenhaal
Marla Sokoloff
Jason "Mayhem" Miller
Eliza Dushku
Anarquia
William O. Douglas
Jimmy Durante
David Janssen
Mike Monroney
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Jesse Owens
Thomas G. W. Settle
Alfred Hitchcock
Henry Miller
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Bobby Van
William Hood Simpson
Barbara Loden
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
Steve McQueen
Dorothy Day
John Lennon