Raiders of the Lost Ark Released in Theaters June 12, 1981

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Date: September 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Lockheed F-117…

A coup d'état in Ghana removes President Hilla Limann's PNP government and replaces it with the Provisional National Defence Council led by Flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings. Date: December 31, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board. Date: October 6, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981France…

Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations. Date: November 11, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Operation Soap: Toronto Police Raid Gay Bathhouses, Mass Protests February 5, 1981Bobby Sands Elected MP for Fermanagh and…

Iran–Iraq War: The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force mounts an attack on H-3 Airbase and destroys about 50 Iraqi aircraft. Date: April 4, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Pope John Paul II…

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 1981Pope…