Date: August 10, 1981
President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. Date: August 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Chinese Communist Party Blames Mao for Cultural…
The National Resistance Army of Uganda launches an attack on a Ugandan Army installation in the central Mubende District to begin the Ugandan Bush War. Date: February 6, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Social Democratic Party Founded in UK…
The IBM Personal Computer is released. Date: August 12, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Social Democratic Party Founded in UK March 26, 1981Reagan Nominates Sandra Day O’Connor to Supreme Court July 7, 1981Brixton…
In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development. Date: July 19, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this…
STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight. Date: April 14, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Operation Soap Toronto Bathhouse Raids Spark Mass Protests, February 5, 1981Reagan Nominates Sandra…