Mehmet Ali Ağca Attempts to Assassinate Pope John Paul II, May 13, 1981
Date: May 13, 1981
Date: May 13, 1981
A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky. Date: February 13, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Osborne 1 Unveiled as First Successful Portable Computer, April 3,…
Arab–Israeli conflict: Israel's Knesset ratifies the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli law to the Golan Heights. Date: December 14, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Reagan Ends U.S. Petroleum Price Controls, Begins Oil Glut…
Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice. Date: September 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Bobby Sands Elected MP for Fermanagh and South…
Aeroflot Flight 3603 crashes during landing at Norilsk Airport, killing 99. Date: November 16, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Underarm Bowling Incident at MCG, Australia vs New Zealand, February 1, 1981Brixton Riot Injures…
The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS George Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it and killing two Japanese sailors. Date: April 9, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981University…
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight. Date: June 18, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Osborne 1 Unveiled as First Successful Portable Computer,…