27 June 1980 June 26, 2013 Author: Staff Italian Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 explodes in mid air while in route from Bologna to Palermo. Famous Words of Inspiration..."It's strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so the lover must struggle for words." T.S. Eliot — Click here for more from T.S. Eliot Related posts: 8 March 1983 30 March 1981 11 August 1984 5 May 1980 5 May 1980 22 September 1980 14 August 1980 22 February 1980 18 June 1981 27 June 1976 Categories: History Tags: 1980, 27 June