January 1980 was the first month of that leap year. The month which began on a Tuesday and ended after 31 days on a Thursday
January 27, 1980: Canadian Embassy sneaks six U.S. diplomats out of Iran
January 6, 1980: Indira Gandhi returned to power in India
January 22, 1980: Soviet H-bomb inventor Andrei Sakharov arrested and moved to closed city
January 18, 1980: Price of silver hits record high of $52.80 per ounce
February 1980 was the second month of that leap year. The month which began on a Friday and ended after 29 days on a Friday
February 13, 1980: Winter Olympic games open in the U.S. at Lake Placid, New York
artist's rendition of Aegyptopithecus zeuxis
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Artist's rendition of the Solar Max satellite