AIX / 370 was IBM's third attempt to offer Unix-like functionality for their mainframe line, specifically the System / 370 ( the prior versions were a TSS / 370 based Unix system developed jointly with AT & T c. 1980, and VM / IX a VM / 370 based system developed jointly with Interactive Systems Corporation c. 1984 ).

* 1980 – Eight U. S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.

An attempt to understand the notion of " effective computability " better led Robin Gandy ( Turing's student and friend ) in 1980 to analyze machine computation ( as opposed to human-computation acted out by a Turing machine ).

Although his career in computing spanned more than two decades, he is mainly remembered in connection with IBM's unsuccessful attempt in 1980 to license CP / M for the IBM PC.

An early Kemp tax reform attempt was an unsuccessful 1979 proposal to index tax brackets for cost of living fluctuations, which was incorporated in Reagan's 1980 package.

Kemp co-sponsored a legislative attempt at enterprise zones in 1980.

However, Can't Stop the Music, starring The Village People, was a calamitous attempt to resurrect the old-style musical and was released to audience indifference in 1980.

Whereas the 1980 and 1983 coup attempts against Gayoom's presidency were not considered serious, the third coup attempt in November 1988 alarmed the international community.

* 1980 – Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida leading to cancellation of Operation Credible Sport.

* 1980 – Roland VK-1: Roland's first attempt to clone the Hammond B3.

In 1980, Maurice Riley produced the first attempt at a comprehensive history of the viola in his History of the Viola, which was followed with a second volume in 1991.

In a 1980 interview given to the science fiction magazine Starship, Wilson suggested the novel was also an attempt to build a myth around Discordianism:

However, her attempt to block the election of Richard M. Daley, the son of her late mentor, to the prominent position of Cook County States ' Attorney ( chief local prosecutor ) in 1980 failed as Daley defeated Byrne's candidate, 14th Ward Alderman Ed Burke in the Democratic Primary and GOP incumbent Bernard Carey in the general election.

Production in the 16-year " CBS period " reached as high as 50 units per day around 1978-79, but sales declined as 1980 approached, and the Mark II Stage Piano was introduced in an attempt to revitalize the product.

The Smothers Brothers had further television shows: a 1968 CBS summer replacement series, The Summer Brothers Smothers Show ; The Smothers Brothers Show ( 1975 ), initially produced by Joe Hamilton ( who concurrently produced The Carol Burnett Show, starring his wife ), which was an unsuccessful attempt to recapture the look and feel of the original comedy-variety series without the controversy ; and The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Specials I and II in 1980.

On October 2, 1980, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Holmes defended his title against Ali, who was coming out of retirement in an attempt to become the first four-time World Heavyweight Champion.

The album was yet another attempt to reinvent the group, showcasing the band in a funk sound environment that recalled such acts as Tower of Power and LAX labelmates War ( with whom BS & T did several shows in 1980 ).

In an attempt to remain competitive in the charter market from Oslo, Gothenburg and Stockholm, the airline ordered two Boeing 767-200 in 1980.

One attempt to replicate ignes fatui under laboratory conditions was in 1980 by British geologist Alan A.

Libya invaded Chad on July 1980 in an attempt to drive out Habré, occupying and annexing the Aozou Strip.

In May 1980, during one of Osho's discourses, an attempt on his life was made by Vilas Tupe, a young Hindu fundamentalist.

After a futile attempt to outrun the storm, Yelland recalls the strike force, and the ship and the aircraft return to 1980 safely.

In 1980 he traveled to Tehran to attempt to negotiate the hostages ' release and engaged in a public hunger strike there, weighing less than 100 pounds ( 45 kg ) when he returned to the United States.

In 1980, a final attempt to win Harrison back proved futile ; and, impulsive and insecure, she committed suicide by taking an overdose of barbiturates and alcohol on 26 November 1980, at her home in Los Angeles.

Egyptians have been living under emergency law since 1967, except for an 18-month break in 1980.

Afterward, he was content to be a highly paid character actor in parts that were glorified cameos in Superman ( 1978 ) and The Formula ( 1980 ) before taking a nine-year break from motion pictures.

Upon their return to the United States the Misfits released the Beware EP in January 1980, then took a four-month break before adding Joseph McGuckin as their new drummer under the pseudonym Arthur Googy.

Williamson worked with Pop as a producer and engineer during his early solo career – the Kill City and New Values albums are a product of this collaboration – but began a long break from the music industry in 1980.

On February 2, 1980, NBC Nightly News became the first media outlet to break the story that FBI personnel were targeting members of Congress in a sting operation.

Alt's first big break in modeling was in 1980, when she was featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine, but she gained real fame in 1982 when she was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Egyptians lived under an Emergency Law ( Law No. 162 of 1958 ) from 1967 to 2012, except for an 18-month break in 1980.

In late 1980, The Teen Idles decided to break up the band, mostly due to the fact Grindle had fallen out with Nelson.

On 28 December 1980, while the ITV network was showing Drake's Venture, Westward Television's two-hour filmed drama to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe ( starring John Thaw ), ITN broke into a commercial break to announce that ATV was to undergo major changes and Southern and Westward had not had their licences renewed by the IBA ; the south-west franchise was awarded to TSW ( Television South West ).

Her big break was the London Iranian Embassy siege in 1980.

The Big Brawl, () also known as Battle Creek Brawl, is a 1980 martial arts film which marked Jackie Chan's first attempt to break into the American movie market.

During the break between the 1979 and 1980 NASL seasons, Advocaat returned to the Netherlands and made 11 appearances, scoring one goal, for his former club FC Den Haag.

Dr. Prange was a Professor of History at the University of Maryland from 1937 to 1980 with a break of nine years ( 1942 – 1951 ) of military service overseas, and in the postwar era of military occupation of Japan, when he was the Chief Historian in General Douglas MacArthur's staff.

He continued to break out as a morning personality at WWWW in Detroit, Michigan in 1980 and was paired with Quivers in 1981 at WWDC in Washington, D. C ..

In May 1980 the show was finishing up Season 5 and Lorne Michaels was ready for a break.

BG's big break ( or, in retrospect, his and the band's " watershed " moment ), however, came in 1980, when Artemy Troitsky, the first public Russian rock critic and the enabling figure in many a Russian rock musician's carrier, invited Aquarium to perform at the Tbilisi Rock Festival.

Lester's big break came when he joined CBS daytime soap The Young and the Restless in 1980.

For example, if someone breaks the child ’ s toy, the child would not forgive the other due to the child not being able to understand that the person who broke the toy did not intend to break it ( Fogiel, 1980 ).

In 1980 the vice chairman of the Independence Party, Gunnar Thoroddsen, decided to break ranks within the party and lead a group of four members of the Independence party to form a government with the People's Alliance ( Socialist party ) and the Progressive party.

He took a break to complete his education rejoining in 1980.

The 1980 result led to a tie break between Prima Donna's " Love Enough For Two " and Maggie Moone's " Happy Everything ".

Lukas got his big break in 1980 when he won the Preakness Stakes on Codex.

Nhulunbuy has traditionally been a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, with more than 50 % of the electorate's population being indigenous, and thus has easily held the seat without a break since 1980.

In 1980 when off the road for Christmas break, Dickerson had a profound conversion experience and became a born-again Christian.