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August 12 – The original Model 5150 IBM PC (with a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 processor) is released in the United States at a base price of $1,565. August 19. Gulf of Sidra incident (1981): Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi sends 2 Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets to intercept 2 U.S. fighters over the Gulf of Sidra. The American jets destroy the Libyan ...
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Raiders of The Lost Ark
- Pope John Paul II
- Delorean Cars Debut
- The First London Marathon
- Mozart's Undiscovered Symphony
1. President Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor to the US Supreme Court on July 7. 2. The confirmation hearing was held at the beginning of Septemberand by the end of the month the US Senate voted in favor of adding her to the court with a 99-0 vote (one Senator was absent). 3. Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female justice on the Uni...
The popular film “Raiders of the Lost Ark” makes its debut in theaters throughout the United States during June of 1981. The comedy-driven action/adventure film, created by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, was the first to feature the character of Indiana Jones. Jones, portrayed by actor Harrison Ford, was a cavalier archaeology professor intent ...
On May 13thof 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot by would-be assassin Mehment Ali Agca. The Pope survived the attack but sustained gunshot wounds to his left hand, right arm, and abdomen. Agca’s motive for the attempted assassination was unknown although at one point he suggested that the KGB and the country of Bulgaria were behind it. In July of 198...
The first DeLorean DMC-12 futuristic sports car were produced on January 21st. Known for its distinctive gull-wing doors and stainless steel body panels, the vehicle garnered a lot of attention for its unusual look. It was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro who had also designed cars for major companies including Alfa Romeo, BMW, Fiat, and Maserati, th...
The first London Marathon is held in March of 1981. About 7,000 people participated in the first marathon with 6,255 participants completing the 26 mile race. It was created by former Olympians Chris Brasher and John Disley with the intention to raise money for charity. Thousands of spectators gathered along the route of the first race to cheer on ...
In February of 1981 it is announced that the Bavarian State Library in Germany had acquired a previously unknown piece of music written by famed composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The piece of music was described as a three-movement symphony in F-Major that had been composed by Mozart at the age of nine while he had been living in London in 1765. Th...
Nov 22, 2013 · Prior to the 2007-09 recession, the 1981-82 recession was the worst economic downturn in the United States since the Great Depression.Indeed, the nearly 11 percent unemployment rate reached late in 1982 remains the apex of the post-World War II era (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).
Dec 11, 2020 · The attackers even take his gold teeth. January 16: John Lennon releases Woman. January 19: Boxer Muhammad Ali talks a 21-year old out of committing suicide. January 20: Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States of America. January 23: Jochem Bird is elected the Mayor of West Berlin.
Jan 20 The US diplomats and citizens held hostage at the US embassy in Tehran are released and begin their journey home after 444 days. Iranian students storm the walls of the US Embassy in Tehran. Jan 21 Bernhard Goetz is assaulted for 1st time on a New York City subway train. Jan 21 Norman Stronge and his son James (both former Ulster ...
August 30 – 1981 Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing: Eight people, including the country's president and prime minister, are killed when a briefcase, planted by People's Mujahedin of Iran, explodes in the building. August 31 – A bomb explodes at the United States Ramstein Air Base in West Germany, injuring 20 people. September
Roller Skating, Manhattan 5/17/1981 "I wanted to photograph in a new, spontaneous way," the artist recalls. "I think America was the perfect place at that time for me." "I think America was the ...
