A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. Date: June 28, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong. Date: June 27, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅…
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)
Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington. Date: June 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years. Date: June 24, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight. Date: June 18, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 1979–81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor. Date: June 16, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅…
At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II. Date: June 13, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first of the Indiana Jones film franchise, Raiders of the Lost Ark, is released in theaters. Date: June 12, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000. Date: June 11, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)