The IBM Personal Computer is released. The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, was introduced on August 12, 1981, and became one…
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6 October 1981
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists. The assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat took place on October 6, 1981, during a military…
12 August 1981
The IBM Personal Computer is released. The IBM Personal Computer, officially released on August 12, 1981, marked a turning point in the history of computing….
23 November 1981
Iran–Contra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support…
7 August 1981
The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication The Washington Star was a newspaper based in Washington, D.C., that operated from 1852…
5 June 1981
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare…
3 April 1981
The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco. The Osborne 1 is a historic…
12 June 1981
The first of the Indiana Jones film franchise, Raiders of the Lost Ark, is released in theaters.
1 March 1981
Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze.