Date: October 21, 1981
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More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Date: April 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 25 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981USS George Washington Collides with Nissho…
Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn. Date: August 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 25 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 Crashes in Corsica, 180 Dead – December 1, 1981Gulf of Corinth Earthquake…
A local farmer reports a UFO sighting in Trans-en-Provence, France, claimed to be "perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time". Date: January 8, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 8 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Mitterrand…
Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe. (The meetings end inconclusively on December 17.) Date: November 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 30 π Events on this day in 1981 π 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 β π Other events on June 26 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Andreas Papandreou Becomes Greece Prime Minister, Ends Conservative…
US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979β81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor. Date: June 16, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 16 π …