On 22 February 1980, at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, a United States ice-hockey team of amateurs and college players, with an average age of 21 and coached by Herb Brooks, beat the Soviet Union, winners of four straight Olympic golds and widely regarded as the best team in the world, by 4 goals to 3. The Americans were behind and came back in the third period, with a goal by Mike Eruzione, and held on. Broadcaster Al Michaels called, 'Do you believe in miracles? Yes!' At the height of the Cold War, with Soviet tanks in Afghanistan and the Moscow Games boycott pending, the game was a patriotic boost. The US won gold two days later.
Before and after
- 1980Rise of Haqqani network
- 1980Alvarez team proposes an asteroid impact killed the dinosaurs
- 19801980 becomes the warmest year on record
- 21 February 1980Birth of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
- 22 February 1980The Miracle on Ice
- March 1980Founding of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
- 1 March 1980Discovery of Helene
- from 10 March 1980 to 20 April 1980Berber Spring
- 13 March 1980Discovery of Calypso
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