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23 September 1980 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 23 September 1980 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Upside Down” by Diana Ross.
- Top Film of 1980
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1980 was The Empire Strikes Back.
- Bestselling Novel of 1980
- “The Covenant” by James A. Michener was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1980.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Dallas” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1980–81 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 23 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 23 September 1980 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 23 September 1980 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 23 September
- 1952 After being accused of financial improprieties, Senator Richard Nixon delivers his "Checkers speech" nationwide on television and radio, defending his actions and successfully salvaging his nomination as the Republican candidate for Vice President.
- 1957 Little Rock schools integration crisis: President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, and federalizes the Arkansas National Guard, ordering both to support the integration of Little Rock Central High School.
- 1961 U.S. President John F. Kennedy nominates African American civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, although pro-segregation Southern senators manage to delay his confirmation until September 11, 1962.
- 1973 Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.
- 1999 Qantas Flight 1 overruns a runway in Bangkok during a storm, causing minor injuries to some passengers.
Famous people born on September 23
- Augustus, Roman emperor (born -63)
- Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1949)
- Chris Johnson, American football player (born 1985)
- Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (1930–2004)
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Events of 1980 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1980 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 27 – Canadian Caper: Six United States diplomats, posing as Canadians, manage to escape from Tehran, Iran as they board a flight to Zurich, Switzerland.
- March 22 – The Georgia Guidestones are erected in Elbert County, Georgia.
- April 15 – A mass exodus of Cubans to the United States known as the Mariel boatlift begins. It ends on October 31 by agreement between the two countries.
Life in the US in 1980
President
Jimmy Carter
Gas (per gallon)
$1.19
Loaf of Bread
$0.50
Average House
$64,600
Weekly Wage
$267
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