What Happened In 1981?

The News In 1981

• Ronald Reagan became president of the US
• Minutes after Ronald Reagan becomes president, Iran released 52 American hostages that had been held captive for 444 days
• President Reagan was shot in the chest by would be assassin John Hinkley
• Space shuttle Columbia, the world's first reusable spacecraft, was sent into space
• A suspended walkway in the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapsed, killing 113
• A female former lover filed a "palimony" suit against tennis star Billie Jean King
• President Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first woman on the Supreme Court
• The Pac-Man video game was introduced in the US
• Alicia Keys, Elijah Wood, Kelly Rowland, Anna Kournikova, and Britney Spears were born
• Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series
• Oakland Raiders won Superbowl XV
• New York Islanders won the Stanley Cup
• Raiders of the Lost Ark was the top grossing film
• "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes spent the most time at the top of the US charts
• MTV debut on cable television, playing music videos 24 hours a day
• Gimme a Break premiered this year

Remember When Booklet - 1981