22 September 1980 September 21, 2011 Author: Staff Iraq invades Iran, trigger the Iran-Iraq war. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories." Dave Barry — Click here for more from Dave Barry Related posts: 20 August 1988 Categories: History Tags: 1980, 22 September