Historical Events In 1981
Sep 24 Patsy Kelly actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop & the Kid), dies at 71
Sep 01 Fiona Brothers sets women's propeller boat speed record (116.279 MPH)
Sep 07 Judge Wapner &the People's Court premier on TV
Sep 03 David Brinkley ends 38 years with NBC News as anchor and commentator, only to jump ship to rival network ABC.
Sep 13 John McEnroe beats Bj”rn B”rg for US Open title
Sep 25 Rolling Stones begin their 6th US tour (JFK Stadium, Phila)
Sep 21 Sandra Day O'Connor is confirmed by the US Senate as the first female Supreme Court Justice.
Sep 14 Entertainment Tonight premiers on TV
Sep 13 33rd Emmy Awards (Hill Street Blues big winner)
Sep 30 Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics
Sep 28 Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 black joggers in Salt Lake City
Sep 21 Belize gains independence from Britain (National Day)
Jun 19 Boeing commercial Chinook 2-rotor helicopter is certified
Jun 19 India's APPLE satellite, first to be stabilized on 3 axes, launched
Jun 22 2 Habash terrorists attack a travel agency in Greece killing 2
Jun 30 China's Communist Party condemns the late Mao Tse-tung's policy
Jun 02 Barbara Walters asks Katharine Hepburn what kind of tree she would be
Jun 22 Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing John Lennon
Jun 05 Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays (AIDS)
Jun 11 Southern Iran a 6.9 quake killed 3000 with many injured, and extensive damage in Kerman Province.
Jun 04 E Bowell discovers asteroids #2494 Inge, #2797 Teucer, #2870 Haupt, #3169 Ostro & #3726
Jun 23 Amanda Maccaro becomes first American to win Russian Ballet Competition
Jun 10 IRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from Crumlin Road Jail
Jun 13 39 Unification church couples wed in Germany
Jun 19 European Space Agency's Ariane carries 2 satellites into orbit
Jun 22 John McEnroe exhibites a disgraceful act of misbehavior at Wimbeldon
Jun 13 Teenager fires 6 blanks at Queen Elizabeth II
Jun 21 12-bottle case of 1979 Napamedoc Cabernet wine auctioned for $24,000
Jun 23 NYC mayor Koch turns down a $7,500 offer to perform comedy
Jun 13 Tom Snyder interviews Charles Manson on "Tomorrow"
Jun 07 Iraq's only nuclear reactor is destroyed by Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers.
Jun 19 Heaviest known orange (2.5 kg) exhibited, Nelspruit, S Africa
Jun 25 Supreme Court upholds male-only draft registration, constitutional
Jun 12 Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike
Jun 05 George Harrison releases "Somewhere in England"
« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Next Page »

