Date: January 2, 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…
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 1981Italian PM Forlani Resigns Amid P2 Scandal,…
The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours. Date: March 27, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 27 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Chinese Communist…
Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party. Date: March 26, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 26 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, 1981AeromΓ©xico Flight 110 Crashes Near…
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. 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 1981Iran Releases…
Mehmet Ali AΔca attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square in Rome. The Pope is rushed to the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic to undergo emergency surgery and survives. Date: May 13, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1981 π …