Date: May 21, 1981
The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C. Date: September 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…
Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations. Date: November 11, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Canadair CL-44 and Sukhoi Su-15 Mid-Air Collision Near Yerevan, July 18, 1981Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse Kills 114 in…
As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, took to the streets in ลรณdลบ to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland. Date: July 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Iranian Air…
IranโContra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Date: November 23, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day…
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Date: September 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Bobby Sands…
While landing at Chihuahua International Airport, Aeromexico Flight 230 overshoots the runway. Thirty-two of the 66 passengers and crew on board the DC-9 are killed. Date: July 27, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 27 ๐ Events on this day in 1981 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…