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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.
The first news article about AIDS appeared on page 7 of the New York Native, a gay bi-weekly newspaper, under the headline "Disease Rumors Largely Unfounded." Larry Mass, a physician and contributor to the Native , had been alerted to an increase in reported cases of pneumocystis pneumonia among gay men, and broke the news two weeks before it ...
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.
On December 12, 1981, an even larger class of subs, the Soviet Typhoon class submarine, was first commissioned with the launch of the Dmitriy Donskoy. [34] U.S. Vice-President, and future President George H. W. Bush declared, "If she is successful in her life's mission, she will never fire a shot. Her purpose is to deter enemies of the United ...
23 November – 1981 United Kingdom tornado outbreak, the largest recorded tornado outbreak in European history. [ 58 ] 25 November – A report into the Brixton Riots, which scarred inner-city London earlier this year, points the finger of blame at the social and economic problems which have been plaguing Brixton and many other inner-city ...
On August 12th, 1981, IBM introduced their first PC model, also known as the 5150. Can you imagine functioning today IBM releases its first personal computer on This Day in History, August 12th, 1981
1981 Irish general election: The political party Fianna Fáil, led by Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Charles Haughey, lost its majority in the 166 seat Dáil Éireann. The Fine Gael assembled a coalition, and its leader, Garret FitzGerald, was elected the new Taoiseach by the Dáil on June 30, beating Haughey by a thin 81-78 margin. [24]