WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO SEPTEMBER 1981
Find out what all happened June to September 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)

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

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

The Humber Bridge is opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It would be the world's longest single-span suspension bridge for 17 years. (24. June 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)

At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II. (13. June 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)

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

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

Mahathir Mohamad becomes Malaysia's 4th Prime Minister. (16. July 1981)

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

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

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

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong. (27. June 1981)

In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French Prime Minister François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing that the Soviets had been stealing American technological research and development. (19. July 1981)

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

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

A Richter Scale 6.9 magnitude earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000. (11. June 1981)

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