Red Brigades Abduct Brigadier General James L. Dozier in Verona, December 17, 1981

General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity. Date: December 13, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Voyager 2 Closest Approach to Saturn – August 25, 1981Raiders…

Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27. Date: May 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Bobby Sands Elected MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone…

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 → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day…

Production of the DeLorean sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Date: January 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Mitterrand Reveals Soviet Spy Dossier to Reagan July 19, 1981Iranian Air Force…

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 → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Antigua and Barbuda Joins the United Nations, November…