Maze Prison Hunger Strike Ends After Seven Months, 10 Deaths, October 3, 1981
Date: October 3, 1981
Date: October 3, 1981
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 β π Other events on June 18 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Israeli Air Force Destroys Iraqβs Osiraq Reactor, June…
US President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States. Date: July 7, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 7 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Tsuruga Nuclear Power…
Somali Airlines Flight 40 crashes in Balad, Somalia, killing 50 people. Date: July 20, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 20 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Reagan Ends U.S. Domestic Oil Controls, 1980s Oil Glut January 28, 1981Hyatt Regency Walkway…
Andreas Papandreou becomes Prime Minister of Greece, ending an almost 50-year-long system of power dominated by conservative forces. Date: October 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 21 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Tsuruga Nuclear Plant Radiation Exposure of 100+…
A suicide car bombing targeting the Iraqi embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, levels the embassy and kills 61 people, including Iraq's ambassador to Lebanon. The attack is considered the first modern suicide bombing. Date: December 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 15 π Events on this day in 1981 π …
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 β π Other events on November 25 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Iran Hostage…