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A LOOK
AT THE WORLD IN 1981 |
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In
The News In 1981
President Reagan is shot in the chest by would-be assassin John
Hinkley.
Space shuttle Columbia, the world's first reusable spacecraft,
is sent into space.
Suspended walkway in Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapses
killing 113 and injuring186.
A female former lover files a "palimony" suit against
tennis star Billie Jean King.
President Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first
woman on the Supreme Court. |
Entertainment
in 1981
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Elias Canetti -
Bulgaria-Britain
* Best Selling Fiction - Noble House, James Clavell
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - The Beverly Hills Diet, Judy Mazel
* Best Picture - Chariots of Fire, Warner Bros.
* Best Director - Warren Beatty, Reds
* Best Actress - Katherine Hepburn, On Golden Pond
* Best Actor - Henry Fonda, On Golden Pond |
Sport
champions in 1981
* MLB - Los Angeles Dodgers
* NFL - Oakland Raiders
* NBA - Boston Celtics
* NHL - New York Islanders
* NCAA-Basketball - Indiana
* KY Derby - Pleasant Colony
* U.S. Open Golf - David Graham
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - John McEnroe
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Tracy Austin |
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