Date: November 12, 1981
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…
The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths. Date: October 3, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Osborne 1 Unveiled as First Successful Portable Computer,…
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000. Date: June 11, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Pushkin Airport Plane Crash Kills 50, Including Pacific Fleet Members – February 7, 1981USS…
STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight. Date: April 14, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Louisville Sewer Explosions Destroy Two Miles of Streets, February 13, 1981Iran Releases 52…
In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Date: May 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Ferdinand Marcos Lifts Martial Law…
Two police officers and a Brink's armored car guard are killed during an armed robbery carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground in Nanuet, New York. Date: October 20, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On…