President Donald Trump signs the ‘Miracle on Ice’ Congressional Gold Medal Act into law — which awards Congressional Gold Medals to members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team for their incredible victory over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
During the height of the Cold War, the Americans fielded a roster with no Olympic or professional experience and defied overwhelming odds by defeating the dominant USSR, thus earning their place in U.S. history with an extraordinary underdog victory that embodied the triumph, grit, and determination of the American spirit.