WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER 1981
Find out what all happened August to September 1981

Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice. (21. September 1981)

Belize joins the United Nations. (25. September 1981)

A coup d'état in the Central African Republic overthrows President David Dacko. (1. September 1981)

Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn (25. August 1981)

Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter. (26. September 1981)

The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication. (7. August 1981)

Murder of Adam Walsh: the head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted. (10. August 1981)

Vanuatu becomes a member of the United Nations. (15. September 1981)

Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. (5. August 1981)

MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. (1. August 1981)

Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom. (21. September 1981)

The IBM Personal Computer is released. (12. August 1981)

Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon. (24. August 1981)

Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a free concert in New York's Central Park. (19. September 1981)

Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States fighters intercept and shoot down two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets over the Gulf of Sidra. (19. August 1981)

The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C. (15. September 1981)

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (15. September 1981)

Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France. (18. September 1981)

President Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar of Iran are assassinated in a bombing committed by the People's Mujahedin of Iran. (30. August 1981)

Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front – Suxxali Reew Mi. (3. August 1981)