Date: May 21, 1981
In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development. Date: July 19, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this…
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 📅…
Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn. Date: August 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981National Resistance Army Launches Ugandan Bush War Attack – February 6, 1981Iran Releases 52 American Hostages…
An Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft crashes into a firing range near Kahrizak, Iran, killing 80 people. Date: September 29, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Iran Releases 52 American…
The first women arrive at what becomes Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in the UK. Date: September 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Dan-Air Flight 240 Crashes in Leicestershire, June 26, 1981Bobby Sands…
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…