Senegalese Opposition Launches Antiimperialist Action Front, August 3, 1981
Date: August 3, 1981
Date: August 3, 1981
Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazรกn and Chalatenango departments. Date: January 10, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Somali Airlines Flight 40 Crash in…
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…
A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200. Date: July 17, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco. Date: April 3, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk First Flight June…
Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380ย million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. Date: May 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Worldโs First Human…
Iran hostage crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity. Date: January 19, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Marcus Sarjeant Fires Blank…