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Date "180" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1605. (references)

Common Expressions: 180

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180 Garumna 180 Garumna is a Main belt asteroid. (references)
180 Solutions 180 Solutions is an ad-serving application which tracks your browsing behavior in order to serve relevant advertising. This also places it in the class of spyware. (references)
British Rail Class 180 The British Rail Class 180 "Adelante" is a type of diesel multiple unit, built by Alstom at Washwood Heath in Birmingham. The units are express trains built for First Great Western to supplement their High Speed Train fleet. (references)
California State Highway 180 California State Highway 180 is a highway located near Kings Canyon National Park. It is connected to California State Highway 198 via the Generals Highway. (references)
Cessna 180 The Cessna 180 is a general aviation light aircraft produced by the Cessna Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas. This aircraft was in production from 1952 through 1986, and was designed to be a heavier, more powerful aircraft than the Cessna 170. Like the 170 model, the 180 was equipped with conventional tail wheel (see taildragger) landing gear. In 1956 the tricycle landing gear version was introduced as the Cessna 182, which soon was provided with the name "Skylane." Gradually, the Skylane replaced the earlier model and continues in production currently. (references)
Interstate 180 (Illinois) Interstate 180 is a north-south spur highway that runs from Princeton, Illinois to the small town of Hennepin, Illinois on its southern terminus. It is 13.19 miles (21.22 km) long. (references)
Interstate 180 (Nebraska) Interstate 180 is a short spur highway that connects Interstate_80 in Lincoln, Nebraska to downtown Lincoln. The length of the highway is 3.18 miles. It connects 9th and 10th streets in downtown to exit 401 of Interstate 80. It is duplexed with US. Highway 34 for its entire length. (references)
Interstate 180 (Pennsylvania) Interstate 180 is a spur highway that connects Williamsport, Pennsylvania to Interstate 80 near Milton, Pennsylvania. The length of the highway is 28.85 miles. It was also the designation of present-day Interstate 176 between Morgantown, Pennsylvania and Reading, when the Pennsylvania Turnpike carried the "I-80S" designation in the 1960s. (references)
Interstate 180 (Wyoming) Wyoming's Interstate 180 is a divided surface street in Cheyenne. Its only grade separations are at its southern end at I-80 (a standard diamond interchange), and a bridge over railroad tracks. This is nowhere near Interstate Highway standards, but it received federal funding under the Interstate Highway program. (references)
Nissan 180 Plan Nissan 180 was the next major plan of Nissan's restructuring efforts. Initiated in 2001, after the success of the Nissan Revival Plan (NRP), which put the company back to profitability after years of accumulated debt in the late 1990s. Carlos Ghosn, CEO and President of Nissan appointed by Renault (In 1999, the company invested $5.4 billion in Nissan in exchange for a 36% ownership), announced NRP's objectives have been achieved and Nissan 180 would be the next phase. (references)
Team 180 spam S.P.A.M. is an acronym of the FIRST robotics team from Stuart, Florida. The S stands for South Fork High School, the P stands for Pratt & Whitney, and the M stands for Martin County High School. This team was started in 1998 to inspire students from the two high schools at the time into the fields of math, science and technology. The students compete in the challenges given to them by FIRST by building a robot with the guidance of volunteer engineers and other mentors. The students aren’t just active on the team, but also active in the community. Students mentor younger kids in the First Lego League program (FFL). The FFL is a program that targets children in elementary school and middle school into the world of FIRST and robotics; the kids build a robot out of legos and take part in competitions. The girls on the team are a part of the Robot Chicks Union, which advocates females’ involvement in FIRST. S.P.A.M. is constantly trying to improve and make a difference, from within the team to outside in the community with workshops and library programs. (references)
U.S. Highway 180 United States Highway 180 is an east-west United States highway. Like many three-digit routes, US 180 no longer meets its "parent", US 80. US 80 was decommissioned west of Dallas, Texas, and was replaced in Texas by Interstate 20 and Interstate 10. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: 180

180

This article is about the year 180. For other uses, see 180 (number).
Centuries: 1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century
Decades: 150s  160s  170s  - 180s -  190s  200s  210s
Years: 177 178 179 - 180 - 181 182 183
180 by topic
Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births - Deaths
Establishment and disestablishment categories
Establishments - Disestablishments
180 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 180
CLXXX
Ab urbe condita 933
Armenian calendar N/A
Bahá'í calendar -1664 – -1663
Berber calendar 1130
Buddhist calendar 724
Burmese calendar -458
Byzantine calendar 5688 – 5689
Chinese calendar 己未年十一月十六日
(2816/2876-11-16)
— to —
庚申年十一月廿七日
(2817/2877-11-27)
Coptic calendar -104 – -103
Ethiopian calendar 172 – 173
Hebrew calendar 3940 – 3941
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 235 – 236
 - Shaka Samvat 102 – 103
 - Kali Yuga 3281 – 3282
Holocene calendar 10180
Iranian calendar 442 BP – 441 BP
Islamic calendar 456 BH – 455 BH
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar 2513
Thai solar calendar 723


Events

By place

Roman Empire

  • The praetorian prefect Tarutenius Paternus achieved a decisive victory against the Quadi.
  • Commodus succeeds his father Marcus Aurelius as Roman Emperor. The Era of the Five Good Emperors ends.
  • Rome creates a 4 mile wide buffer zone on the Danubian side of the Danube.
  • Work begins in Rome on the building of a column to commemorate wars conducted by Marcus Aurelius on the Danubian border.
  • 180–395 — Late Empire in Rome.
  • Porta Nigra is built in Germanian Trier.

Europe

  • The Goths reach the banks of the Black Sea.

China

  • This year is often suggested as the first year of the Three Kingdoms period of China.

Oceania

  • Lake Taupo erupts, forming ash clouds as far as China and Europe.

By topic

Arts and Sciences

  • In his Methodus Medendo, Greek physician Galen describes the connection between paralysis and the severing of the spinal cord.
  • Galen's popular work on hygiene is published.

Religion

  • July 17 — Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in Numidia are executed in Carthage (also in North Africa) for being Christians (known as the Scillitan Martyrs) — they had refused to swear an oath to the Emperor.
  • Commodus creates an official cult of the Zoroastrian god Mithra.

Births

  • Sima Fu, younger brother of Sima Yi (d. 272)

Deaths

  • March 17 — Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor (b. 121)
  • Aulus Gellius, Latin author and grammarian (approximate date)
  • Gaius, Roman jurist (approximate date)
  • Lucian (approximate date)
  • Maximilla, Montanist heresiarchess
  • Melito of Sardis, bishop of Sardis
  • St. Miggin (martyred in Numidia)
  • St. Namphamo and consorts (martyred)
  • St. Symphorian (martyred)

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