WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO OCTOBER 1981
Find out what all happened June to October 1981

The Wonderland murders occurred in the early morning hours, allegedly masterminded by businessman and drug dealer Eddie Nash. (1. July 1981)

6 year old Adam Walsh, son of John Walsh is kidnapped in Hollywood, Florida and is found murdered two weeks later. (27. July 1981)

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

U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States. (7. July 1981)

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight. (18. June 1981)

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

The Soviet submarine U 137 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden. (27. October 1981)

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

A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of Islamic Republic Party. (28. June 1981)

Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington. (25. June 1981)

Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt one week after the assassination of the President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat. (14. October 1981)

A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri killing 114 people and injuring more than 200. (17. July 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)

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

The Israeli Air Force destroyed Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera. (7. June 1981)

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

Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendo's future mascot, Mario. (9. July 1981)

The opening of the Humber Bridge by Queen Elizabeth II in England, United Kingdom. (17. July 1981)

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

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