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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.
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 ...
1981 – 1982 United States is part of the global recession, with national unemployment as high as 9%, with some areas much higher, and inflation as high as 13.5%. Early 1980s recession; 1981 – Kemp-Roth Tax Cut; 1981 – MTV signs on, becoming the first 24-hour cable network dedicated to airing music videos.
1981 events in the United States by month (12 C) / ... 1981 American novels (165 P) P. 1981 in American politics (4 C, 7 P) S. 1981 in American sports (31 C, 23 P) T.
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August 1981 sports events in the United States (4 C, ... 1981 Major League Baseball season ... Pages in category "1981 in American sports"
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: