Date: July 27, 1981
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…
The first game of the 1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States is held in Gisborne, New Zealand. Date: July 22, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Solidarity…
After impeachment on June 21, Abolhassan Banisadr flees with Massoud Rajavi to Paris, in an Iranian Air Force Boeing 707, piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Date: July 29, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in…
STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight. Date: April 14, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Reagan Ends U.S. Domestic Oil Controls, 1980s Oil Glut January 28, 1981Hyatt Regency…
The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco. Date: April 3, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe Arrested in…
A Canadair CL-44 and Sukhoi Su-15 collide in mid-air near Yerevan, Armenia, killing four. Date: July 18, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Ronald Reagan Awards Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, June 16,…