Date: May 21, 1981
American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy. Date: December 17, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 Crashes in Corsica, 180 Dead -…
Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people to BASE jump from objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs). Date: January 18, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On…
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 first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission. Date: April 12, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Prince Charles and Lady Diana Wedding Watched Worldwide – July 29, 1981Senate…
A worldwide television audience of around 750 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Date: July 29, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission. Date: April 12, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981DeLorean Sports Car Production Begins in Dunmurry, January 21, 1981Mark David Chapman…