Aug 1980 Events

1980 Aug U2 releases "A Day Without Me" single
"A Day Without Me" is the lead single from U2's debut album, Boy and was released in August 1980. It was the second single the band recorded after signing the contract with Island Records...
1980 Aug 12 Edward Kennedy Withdraws Bid for Presidency
"For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall neve..." —Ted Kennedy
1980 Aug 19 Fire Consumes Saudia Flight 163 on Taxiway
Saudia Flight 163 was a scheduled passenger flight of Saudia that caught fire at Riyadh's International Airport (now the Riyadh Air Base) after a flight from Karachi, Pakistan. The fire, ...
1980 Aug 22 Yes release Drama
Drama is the tenth studio album by British progressive rock group Yes. It is unique for being the first Yes album release without vocalist Jon Anderson. In early 1980, after rehearsing mu...
1980 Aug 26 Harvey's Resort Hotel Bombing
"Do not move or tilt this bomb, because the mechanism controlling the detonators in it will set it off at a movement of less than .01 of the open end Ricter scale. Do not try to take it..." —Note included with the bomb planted at Harvey's