Voyager 2 Closest Approach to Saturn – August 25, 1981
Date: August 25, 1981
Date: August 25, 1981
The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C. Date: September 15, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 15 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 β π Other events on May 25 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Louisville Sewer Explosions Destroy Two…
President FranΓ§ois Mitterrand abolishes capital punishment in France. Date: October 9, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 9 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Trans-en-Provence UFO Sighting Reported by Local Farmer β January 8, 1981Osborne 1 Unveiled as First Successful Portable…
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…
The first women arrive at what becomes Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in the UK. Date: September 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 5 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Red Brigades Abduct Brigadier General James L. Dozier in Verona,…
IranβIraq 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 β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981John Bull Becomes Oldest…