Date: January 10, 1981
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 → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Iran–Iraq War: The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force mounts an attack on H-3 Airbase and destroys about 50 Iraqi aircraft. Date: April 4, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Canadair CL-44 and Sukhoi…
Operation Soap: The Metropolitan Toronto Police Force raids four gay bathhouses in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, arresting just under 300, triggering mass protest and rallies. Date: February 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981National…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice. Date: September 21, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981ZX81 Launches, Sinclair Research Home Computer Debuts March…
More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Date: April 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield Complete…