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WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UPI)-- The House overwhelmingly approved today a $20 billion commitment to harness nuclear fusion, the energy process that powers the Sun, with the goal of providing the nation with a virtually limitless energy source.
More than any developer of his generation, 34-year-old Donald J. Trump has succeeded over the last decade in reshaping the skyline of Manhattan. Taking advantage of political connections, a large family fortune and a salesman's aggressive optimism, he has effectively influenced the changing character of midtown.
KAMPALA, Uganda, Aug. 20--There is supposed to be an election here in six weeks, the first in Uganda in 18 years, but Sept. 30, the scheduled voting day, is likely to pass without a vote being cast, and one of the saddest stories in Africa will continue without an ending in sight.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25--Ronald Reagan today abandoned his proposal to convert the American liaison office on Taiwan into an official United States Government office and acknowledged that he had made misstatements in the period preceding his Vice-Presidential nominee's trip to China.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 20, 1980, covering August 26, 1980.
The Rolling Stones
Jackson Browne
Billy Joel
Soundtrack
Queen
1980Macaulay Culkin, American actor[†]
Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin is an American actor and musician. Considered one of the most successful child actors of the 1990s, Culkin has received a Golden Globe Award nomination and other accolades. In 2005, he was ranked second on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars". In 2023, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1980Brendan Harris, American baseball player[†]
Brendan Michael Harris is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Minnesota Twins, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
1980Manolis Papamakarios, Greek basketball player[†]
Emmanouil "Manolis" "Manos" Papamakarios is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.92 m tall and he mainly played as a shooting guard, but he could also play at the point guard, point forward, and small forward positions.
1980Chris Pine, American actor[†]
Christopher Whitelaw Pine is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the Star Trek reboot film series (2009–2016) and Steve Trevor in the DC Extended Universe films Wonder Woman (2017) and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
1980Rosa Albach-Retty, German-Austrian actress (born 1874)[†]
Rosa Albach-Retty was an Austrian film and stage actress.
1980Tex Avery, American animator, director, and voice actor (born 1908)[†]
Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, The Wolf, Red Hot Riding Hood, and George and Junior.
1980After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming.[†]
The Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing took place on August 26–27, 1980, when several men masquerading as photocopier deliverers planted an elaborately booby trapped bomb containing 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of dynamite at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, United States. During an attempt to disarm the bomb, it exploded, causing extensive damage to the hotel but no injuries or deaths. The total cost of the damage was estimated to be around $18 million. John Birges Sr. was convicted of having made the bomb with a goal of extorting money from the casino after having lost $750,000 there. He died in prison in 1996 at age 74.
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]