Louisville Sewer Explosions Destroy Two Miles of Streets – February 13, 1981
Date: February 13, 1981
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Date: February 13, 1981
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley Jr.; three others are wounded in the same incident. Date: March 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 30 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events…
A suicide car bombing targeting the Iraqi embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, levels the embassy and kills 61 people, including Iraq's ambassador to Lebanon. The attack is considered the first modern suicide bombing. Date: December 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 15 π Events on this day in 1981 π …
The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours. Date: March 27, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 27 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Iran Hostage…
Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later. Date: April 10, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 10 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication. Date: August 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 7 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Greece Admitted to European Community January 1, 1981Bobby Sands Dies After 66-Day Hunger Strike…
Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380Β million after the box office failure of the 1980 film Heaven's Gate. Date: May 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 21 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981USS George Washington…