Antigua and Barbuda Independence from the United Kingdom, November 1, 1981

The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera. Date: June 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 Crashes in Corsica, 180 Dead – December 1, 1981Iranian…

Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States of America, Iran releases 52 American hostages. Date: January 20, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Far Eastern Air…

The Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France. Date: September 18, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Belize Joins the United Nations September 25, 1981Mitterrand Reveals Soviet Spy Dossier to Reagan July…

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…

The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C. Date: September 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…