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March 3, 1980

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Headlines from March 3, 1980

'Highest Priority' Given by U.S. To Capture of Anti-Castro Group; Omega 7, Terrorist Anti-Castro Group, Eluding F.B.I. Global Implications Members Called 'Hoodlums' A Glimpse of Operation Exiled Cubans Recruited The Aim Is Overthrow Prospects for Capture

By Robin Herman

Over the last five months an anti-Castro group that the Federal Bureau of Investigation regards as the most dangerous terrorist organization in the United States has claimed responsibility for a series of bombings that have taken on global political implications.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 27, 1980, covering March 3, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Wall by Pink Floyd

    The Wall

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  2. 2
    Album cover for Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

    Damn The Torpedoes

    Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    17
  3. 3
    Album cover for Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

    Off The Wall

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    27
  4. 4
    Album cover for Phoenix by Dan Fogelberg

    Phoenix

    Dan Fogelberg

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Permanent Waves by Rush

    Permanent Waves

    Rush

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

Katherine Waterston

1980Katherine Waterston, English-American actress[†]

Katherine Boyer Waterston is an English-born American actress. She made her feature film debut in Michael Clayton (2007). She had supporting roles in films including Robot & Frank, Being Flynn and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2013), before her breakthrough performance in Inherent Vice (2014). She portrayed Chrisann Brennan in Steve Jobs (2015), and went on to star as Tina Goldstein in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and its sequels. Her other film roles were in Alien: Covenant (2017), Logan Lucky (2017), The Current War (2017), Mid90s (2018) and The World to Come (2020).

Historical Events

USS Nautilus (SSN-571)

1980The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.[†]

USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine and on 3 August 1958 became the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole. Her initial commanding officer was Eugene "Dennis" Wilkinson, a widely respected naval officer who set the stage for many of the protocols of today's Nuclear Navy of the US, and who had a storied career during military service and afterwards.

Historical Context for March 3, 1980

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