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| Boycott Olympic Games Carter, Jimmy |  |
| A US-led boycott reduces the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest number since 1956 |
| Cancels America's participation in the Moscow Olympic Games |
| Carter asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the summer games to a different location, the IOC rejects the request |
| Carter ordered the USASecretary of Commerce to ban all exports to Russia of any goods or technology used for the games |
| Carter warns international politicians that in retaliation to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the USAwill withdraw from the Moscow Olympic games |
| To reinforce the boycott, Carter promises to revoke the passports of any USAathletes that still plan to attend the games |
| Composition of Springstein Springstein, Bruce | |
| Releases "The River", No 1 USAAlbum |
| Composition of Wonder Wonder, Stevie | |
| 4th Oct Wonder's tribute to Bob Marley, the reggaefied "Master Blaster (Jammin')," enters the charts, tops the R&B charts for 7 weeks |
| Death of Owens, James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens, James Cleveland "Jesse" | |
| 31st Mar Tucson Death of James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens |
| Defeat Ali Ali, Muhammad | |
| 2nd Oct Ali challenges Larry Holmes for the WBC's version of the world Heavyweight title looking to set another record as the first boxer to win the Heavyweight title four times, Ali lost by technical knockout in round eleven |
| Diplomacy Carter, Jimmy | |
| A US-led boycott reduces the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest number since 1956 |
| Election Carter, Jimmy | |
| Defeated by Ronald Reagan by 489 to 149 electoral votes |
| Winner of the Democrat Party nomination but defeated by Reagan in the elections |
| Election Clinton, William Jefferson Bill | |
| Arkansas Clinton is defeated in his bid for a 2nd term by Republican challenger Frank D. White, he joked, he was the youngest ex-governor in the nation's history |
| Government Musky, Edmund | |
| Washington Appointed Secretary of State |
| Government Reagan, Ronald Wilson | |
| Guam Guam votes in a referendum to become part of a commonwealth with the USA |
| 12th June Reagan says he will submit to periodic medical tests |
| 17th July Ronald Reagan formally accepts the Republican nomination for President |
| 4th Nov Washington Appointed President of the USA, 40th President, 1st term |
| Government Vance, Cyrus | |
| 29th April Washington Resigns after a USAcommando mission fails to rescue hostages from Iran, 8 lives lost |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Carter, Jimmy | |
| The international diplomatic response is severe, ranging from stern warnings to a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow |
| Nuclear Warfare Carter, Jimmy | |
| 3rd Jan Carter announces the USAwill comply with the provisions of the treaty as long as Russia reciprocates, Brezhnev make a similar statement |
| 3rd Jan Carter requests the Senate majority leader to delay consideration of the treaty on the Senate floor in view of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan |
| Oscar Field, Sally | |
| Winner of the Oscar for best actress, "Norma Rae" |
| President Bush, George Herbert Walker | |
| Loses the Republican nomination to Reagan, later becomes Vice-President |
| Publication of Nixon Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| Publication of, "The Real War" |
| Siege of US Embassy Carter, Jimmy | |
| Tehran A helicopter mission to rescue the hostages leads to political disaster |
| Tehran The failed operation leads to the death of 8 soldiers |
| 4th Nov Tehran A helicopter mission to rescue the hostages leads to political disaster |
| 4th Nov Tehran Extremists seize the USAEmbassy, take 66 hostages & demand the extradition of the Shah |
| 4th Nov Tehran Foreign Minister, Sadeq Qotbzadeh, condemned the rescue effort as "an act of war" |
| 6th Nov Tehran Informed at an NSC meeting that KGB agents had been identified in the USAEmbassy |
| Treaty of SALT II Carter, Jimmy | |
| 3rd Jan Carter announces the USAwill comply with the provisions of the treaty as long as Russia reciprocates, Brezhnev make a similar statement |
| 3rd Jan Carter requests the Senate majority leader to delay consideration of the treaty on the Senate floor in view of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan |
| US Open Evert Lloyd, Christine | |
| Winner of the women's USAtennis open |
| US Open McEnroe, John | |
| 7th June John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg for USAOpen |
| World Champion Holmes, Larry | |
| 2nd Oct Ali challenges Larry Holmes for the WBC's version of the world Heavyweight title looking to set another record as the first boxer to win the Heavyweight title four times, Ali lost by technical knockout in round eleven |
