Date: August 30, 1981
President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law eight years and five months after declaring it. Date: January 17, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 17 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981First Space Shuttle Columbia Launch STS-1 April 12,…
Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe. (The meetings end inconclusively on December 17.) Date: November 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 30 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day…
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 β π Other events on July 17 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Andreas Papandreou becomes Prime Minister of Greece, ending an almost 50-year-long system of power dominated by conservative forces. Date: October 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 21 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Jaruzelski Declares Martial Law in Poland Amid…
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 1981Worldβs First Human Open Fetal Surgery by Dr. Michael R. Harrison, April…
Mehmet Ali AΔca attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square in Rome. The Pope is rushed to the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic to undergo emergency surgery and survives. Date: May 13, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1981 π …