Date: January 20, 1981
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley Jr.; three others are wounded in the same incident. Date: March 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 30 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States, helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut. Date: January 28, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 28 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More…
Central African President David Dacko is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General AndrΓ© Kolingba. Date: September 1, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 1 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Mitterrand Reveals Soviet Spy Dossier to…
Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people to BASE jump from objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs). Date: January 18, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 18 π Events on this day in 1981 π On…
Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later. Date: April 10, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 10 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The US Federal Labor Relations Authority votes to decertify the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) for its strike the previous August. Date: October 22, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 22 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Gulf Cooperation Council…