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May 29, 1980

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Headlines from May 29, 1980

Nation Struggles With Its History, Ideals and Internal Conflicts; Internal Problems Multiply Iran's Revolution Revolutionary Iran Still Struggling With Its History Emotion Still Runs High Pattern Began in 1872 Old Order Restored Each Time A Symbiotic Relationship Khomeini as a U.S. Agent Television and a Mud-Brick Home Division Represented Physically

By John Kifner Special To the New York Times

TEHERAN, Iran, May 28 As its first elected Government takes another step toward establishing itself, revolutionary Iran is still a land struggling with its own history, torn between opposing ideals, suspended somewhere between dictatorship and chaos.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 28, 1980, covering May 29, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Against The Wind by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

    Against The Wind

    Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  2. 2
    Album cover for Glass Houses by Billy Joel

    Glass Houses

    Billy Joel

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Wall by Pink Floyd

    The Wall

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    25
  4. 4
    Album cover for Just One Night by Eric Clapton

    Just One Night

    Eric Clapton

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for Mouth To Mouth by Lipps Inc.

    Mouth To Mouth

    Lipps Inc.

    Last week
    11
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Ernesto Farías

1980Ernesto Farías, Argentinian footballer[†]

Ernesto Antonio Farías is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Historical Context for May 29, 1980

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