1841 events
Solidarity, a Polish trade union, was founded as the first independent labor union in an Eastern Bloc country.
Blair Peach, a New Zealand teacher, was fatally injured while taking part in an Anti-Nazi League demonstration against a
Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom
Prominent Iranian Jew Habib Elghanian was executed after having been convicted by a revolutionary tribunal of various ch
Having invaded Uganda and deposed President Idi Amin, Tanzanian forces secured Uganda's western border, ending a seven-m
Having invaded Uganda and deposed President Idi Amin, Tanzanian forces secured Uganda's western border, ending a seven-m
Jerry Rawlings came to power in Ghana as chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
Bill Stewart, an American journalist, was executed by Nicaraguan Guardia forces
US president Jimmy Carter signed a presidential finding, authorizing covert operations to aid the mujahideen against…
The Troubles: the IRA ambushed and killed 18 British soldiers near Warrenpoint, and assassinated Lord Mountbatten on…
Afghan president Nur Muhammad Taraki (pictured) was overthrown and later killed on the orders of Hafizullah Amin, who…
An American Vela satellite detected an unidentified flash of light near the Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean,…
An American Vela satellite detected an unidentified flash of light near the Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean,…
Moktar Ould Daddah, the first president of Mauritania, was ousted in a coup d'état led by Mustafa Ould Salek.
British medical photographer Janet Parker became the last recorded person to die from smallpox, leading to a debate on…
Pope John Paul I died only 33 days after his papal election due to an apparent myocardial infarction, resulting in the…
Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.
Tandy Corporation announced the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
Tandy Corporation announced the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.