Brixton Riot Injures 300 Police and 65 Civilians, April 11, 1981
Date: April 11, 1981
Date: April 11, 1981
Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze. Date: March 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 1 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Golbaf, Iran Earthquake Kills 2,000+ June 11, 1981Underarm Bowling Incident…
Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery. Date: April 26, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981STS-1 Columbia First Space…
Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later. Date: April 10, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 10 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380Β million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. Date: May 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 21 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Underarm Bowling Incident…
US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979β81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor. Date: June 16, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 16 π …
The first of the Indiana Jones film franchise, Raiders of the Lost Ark, is released in theaters. Date: June 12, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 12 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Reagan Ends U.S. Domestic Oil Controls, 1980s Oil…