Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80, crashes in Corsica, killing all 180 people on board. Date: December 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 → 📅 Other events on November 30 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day…
Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Date: November 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Iran–Contra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Date: November 23, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day…
Aeroflot Flight 3603 crashes during landing at Norilsk Airport, killing 99. Date: November 16, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a crewed spacecraft is launched into space twice. Date: November 12, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations. Date: November 11, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aeroméxico Flight 110 crashes near Zihuatanejo, Mexico, killing all 18 people on board. Date: November 8, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: November 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: The Soviet submarine S-363 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden. Date: October 27, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)