Date: September 15, 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 → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Prince Charles…
The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years. Date: June 24, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Bobby Sands Begins Hunger Strike in…
The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication. Date: August 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981STS-1 Columbia First Space Shuttle Test Flight, April 14, 1981Tsuruga Nuclear Plant Radiation Exposure…
President Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar of Iran are assassinated in a bombing. The office of Iran's Prosecutor General blames the People's Mujahedin of Iran. Date: August 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
A plane crash at Pushkin Airport kills 50 people, including 16 members of the Pacific Fleet. Date: February 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Washington Star Ceases Operations After 128 Years, August 7,…
US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979–81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor. Date: June 16, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅…