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YEAR: 1980
The Iran-Irag War begins.
YEAR: 1979
Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister of Britain.
November 28 - Air NZ DC 10 crashes into Mt Erebus in Antartica. Of the 257 people on board there are no survivors.
YEAR: 1978
The first Global Positioning System (GPS) is launched.
YEAR: 1977
NASA launches two Voyager spacecraft designed to fly-past the outer planets on the way to explore the inter-stellar regions beyond the Solar system.
Elvis Presley dies.
YEAR: 1976
Concorde, the supersonic Anglo-French aircraft enters passenger service.
Saddam Hussein becomes President of Iraq.
The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 magnitude flattens Tangshan, in the Peoples Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851.
20 July - The Viking 1 lander successfully lands on Mars
YEAR: 1975
The Soyuz - Apollo link-up in space.
The Khmer Rouge is formed in Cambodia.
Martina Natratilova defects to the West.
YEAR: 1974
Hurricane Tracey hits Darwin at 3am Christmas morning.
YEAR: 1973
The American Skylab space station is launched.
First successful microlight built by American hang-glider pioneer Bill Bennett was made by attaching a chainsaw motor to a hand-glider.
20 October - Sydney Opera House opened. It was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon and took 14 years to build.
Britain joins the European Economic Community and longtime trade arrangements with NZ end.
3 Apr - The first portable cell phone call is made in New York, USA
YEAR: 1972
Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland.
YEAR: 1971
Greenpeace is established.
Idi Amin seizes power in Uganda.
London Bridge was dismantled stone by stone and re-erected in Arizona as a tourist attraction.
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