Date: January 10, 1981
Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice. Date: September 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Anwar Sadat Assassinated by Islamic Extremists, October 6,…
Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Date: November 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Tsuruga Nuclear…
Iran hostage crisis: United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity. Date: January 19, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Louisville Sewer Explosions Destroy…
Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement. Date: March 11, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day…
Dan-Air Flight 240, flying to East Midlands Airport, crashes in Nailstone, Leicestershire. All three crew members perish. Date: June 26, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981ZX81 Launches, Sinclair Research Home Computer Debuts March…
Two police officers and a Brink's armored car guard are killed during an armed robbery carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground in Nanuet, New York. Date: October 20, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On…