Date: August 10, 1981
The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours. Date: March 27, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 27 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Penlee Lifeboat…
As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, took to the streets in ΕΓ³dΕΊ to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland. Date: July 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 30 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Trans-en-Provence UFO…
A plane crash at Pushkin Airport kills 50 people, including 16 members of the Pacific Fleet. Date: February 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 7 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Ghana Coup Removes Limann Government, Rawlings Takes Power -…
The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission. Date: April 12, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 12 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Jaruzelski Declares Martial Law in Poland Amid Solidarity Crisis, December 13, 1981Italian…
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 β π Other events on June 18 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Greece Joins the European Community January 1, 1981Bobby…
The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera. Date: June 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 7 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Antonio Tejero Coup Attempt at Spanish Congress, February 23, 1981MTV Begins US Broadcasting,…