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April 12 – Joe Louis, African American heavyweight boxer (b. 1914) April 15 – John Thach, naval aviator and admiral (b. 1905) April 26 Jim Davis, television actor (b. 1909) Madge Evans, actress (b. 1909) April 27 – John Aspinwall Roosevelt, businessman and philanthropist (b. 1916) April 28 – Cliff Battles, American footballer (Boston ...
1981 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1981st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 981st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1980s decade.
1981 events in the United States by month ... 1981 in American law (6 C, 13 P) M. ... (1980–1981) Timeline of the Ronald Reagan presidency;
1981 – A hotel walkway collapses in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 and injuring over 200; it was the deadliest structural collapse to occur in the United States until 9/11. 1981 – The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched, marking America's first return to space since 1975.
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Secretary of Labor Donovan proposes new penalties, including fines of up to US$10,000 for failure to keep records of payroll and failing to pay minimum wage, for sweatshop employers. [101] The House Ways and Means Committee approves a US$9.1 billion spending cut in benefit programs, including Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment. [102]
While the Soviets had enjoyed great achievements on the international stage before Reagan entered office in 1981, such as the unification of their socialist ally, Vietnam, in 1976, and a string of socialist revolutions in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, the country's strengthening ties with Third World nations in the 1960s and 1970s ...
January 20, 1981: Reagan inaugurated as 40th U.S. President January 21, 1981: First DeLorean manufactured January 20, 1981: American hostages leave Iran after 444 days January 1, 1981: Republic of Palau proclaimed. The following events occurred in January 1981: