Voyager 2 Closest Approach to Saturn – August 25, 1981
Date: August 25, 1981
Date: August 25, 1981
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000. Date: June 11, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 11 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981EA-6B Prowler Crashes on USS Nimitz, Killing 14, May 26, 1981Space Shuttle Columbia STS-2…
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 β π Other events on March 30 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events…
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 β π Other events on February 5 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981South…
The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17Β years. Date: June 24, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 24 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Antigua and Barbuda Independence from the…
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 1981FranΓ§ois Mitterrand Abolishes Capital Punishment in France, October 9, 1981Golbaf, Iran Earthquake Kills 2,000+…
President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law eight years and five months after declaring it. Date: January 17, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 17 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe Arrested in Sheffield, January…