Date: January 8, 1981
The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 11⁄2 million units around the world. Date: March 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
An EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others. Date: May 26, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Bobby Sands Dies in Long…
The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths. Date: October 3, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981National Resistance Army Launches Ugandan Bush War Attack…
Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States, helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut. Date: January 28, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The IBM Personal Computer is released. Date: August 12, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Transamerica Sells United Artists to MGM After Heaven’s Gate Failure, May 21, 1981Iraqi Embassy Beirut Suicide Bombing Kills 61,…