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January 28, 1980

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Headlines from January 28, 1980

IRAN OFFICIAL SAYS FREEING OF HOSTAGES DEPENDS ON THE U.S.; CITES POLICY OF EXPANSIONISM Bani-Sadr, the Apparent Winner in Election, Hints U.S. Reporters Might Return to Teheran Supports Presence of Reporters Iran Official Says Hostages' Release Is Up to the U.S. Council to Continue Ruling

By Unknown Author

TEHERAN, Iran, Jan. 27 Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, the Economic and Financial Affairs Minister who apparently has been elected President of Iran by an overwhelming majority, said today that the major responsibility for ending the crisis over the hostages being held in the American Embassy lay with the United States.

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Gold's New, Turbulent Role; Once-Stable Metal Becomes Political Gauge Nations Hoarding Supplies Gold's Turbulent Role as a Political Gauge Few Real Economic Effects Dollar Buyback Is Suggested

By Ann Crittenden

In the last few weeks, the world has witnessed an extraordinary financial turbulence. The speculative fever that has already racked real estate, commodities and the currency markets has suddenly centered on gold, the traditional refuge from monetary instability.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 23, 1980, covering January 28, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Wall by Pink Floyd

    The Wall

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Long Run by Eagles

    The Long Run

    Eagles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  3. 3
    Album cover for Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

    Damn The Torpedoes

    Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    12
  4. 4
    Album cover for On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II by Donna Summer

    On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II

    Donna Summer

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Greatest by Bee Gees

    Greatest

    Bee Gees

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

Nick Carter

1980Nick Carter, American singer-songwriter and actor[†]

Nickolas Gene Carter is an American singer, the lead vocalist of the vocal group Backstreet Boys, and an alleged rapist. As of 2015, he has released three solo albums, Now or Never, I'm Taking Off and All American, during breaks between Backstreet Boys schedules, and a collaboration with Jordan Knight titled Nick & Knight. He has made occasional television appearances and starred in his own reality shows, House of Carters and I (Heart) Nick Carter.

Yasuhito Endō

1980Yasuhito Endō, Japanese footballer[†]

Yasuhito Endō is a Japanese former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Brian Fallon

1980Brian Fallon, American singer-songwriter[†]

Brian Michael Fallon is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main lyricist of the rock band the Gaslight Anthem, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. He was also a member of the duo the Horrible Crowes, alongside the Gaslight Anthem's guitar technician and touring guitarist Ian Perkins. Since 2016, Fallon has released four solo albums and one EP.

Michael Hastings (journalist)

1980Michael Hastings, American journalist and author (died 2013)[†]

Michael Mahon Hastings was an American journalist, author, contributing editor to Rolling Stone, and reporter for BuzzFeed. He was raised in New York, Canada, and Vermont, and he attended New York University. Hastings rose to prominence with his coverage of the Iraq War for Newsweek in the 2000s. After his fiancée Andrea Parhamovich was killed in an ambush, Hastings wrote his first book, I Lost My Love in Baghdad: A Modern War Story (2008), a memoir about his relationship with Parhamovich and the insurgency that took her life.

Historical Events

USCGC Blackthorn

1980USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.[†]

USCGC Blackthorn (WLB-391) was a 180-foot (55 m) seagoing buoy tender (WLB) which sank in 1980 in a collision near the Tampa Bay Sunshine Skyway Bridge, resulting in 23 crew member fatalities. An Iris-class vessel, she was built by Marine Ironworks and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota. Blackthorn's preliminary design was completed by the United States Lighthouse Service and the final design was produced by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth. On 21 May 1943 the keel was laid, she was launched on 20 July 1943 and commissioned on 27 March 1944. The original cost for the hull and machinery was $876,403.

Historical Context for January 28, 1980

In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]