In 1980 (the year ...

In 1980 (the year you were born)Jimmy Carter is president of the USPresident Carter announces punitive measures and embargos against the USSR in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of AfghanistanMount St. Helens in Washington state erupts in a violent blast estimated to be 500 times as powerful as the Hiroshima atomic bombRonald Reagan is elected the 40th US president in a sweeping victoryUS Representative Michael O. Myers is expelled from the House for his role in the Abscam scandalHewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computerMicrosoft announces their version of UNIX, XenixChristina Ricci, Chelsea Clinton, Venus Williams, Jessica Simpson, Macaulay Culkin, and Jake Gyllenhaal are bornPhiladelphia Phllies win the World SeriesPittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl XIVNew York Islanders win the Stanley CupThe Empire Strikes Back is the top grossing film"Lady" by Kenny Rogers spends the most time at the top of the US chartsU.S. viewers get caught up in the "Who Shot J.R.?" cliff hanger on the soap opera series, Dallas, which is solved on a November 21 episode, drawing a record numbers of viewersWhat Happened the Year You Were Born?