Question: what important events happened in 1980?
Answer: Mount St. Helens erupts. ... 
Rubik's Cube Debuts. ... 
Start of Iran -- Iraq War. ... 
CNN Launches. ... 
The Staggers Act. ... 
Post-It Notes. ... 
US defeats Soviet Union in ice hockey in what was labeled the "Miracle on Ice" ... 
Former Beatle John Lennon is shot to death.