Such as a famous athelete, author, celebrity, politician? etc.
2006-12-04 12:29:41 · 14 answers · asked by kjaur04 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman Supreme Court justice.
This was a pretty big milestone.
2006-12-04 12:34:55 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. Bass 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ronald Reagan becomes president and gets shot. Pope John Paul II is shot. Donna Griffiths, a schoolgirl in Pershore, Worcestershire, UK, begins an uncontrollable series of sneezes that end September 16, 1983 - after 978 days. Prince Charles and Diana Spencer get married. The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, is born in Norfolk, Virginia. Justin Timberlake and Paris Hilton are born. Bob Marley and Natalie Wood die.
2006-12-04 12:40:55 · answer #2 · answered by Crash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Ronald Reagan - President
2 John Hinckley - Attempted Assassin
3. Mark David Chapman - Assassin
4. David Geffen - Lennon record producer
5. Mehmet Ali Ağca - Attempted Assasin
6. Lady Diana Spencer - marries
7. Hosni Mubarak - Egypt
8. Walter Kronkite - retires
9. Elizabeth Jordan Carr - first test tube baby born
10. Muammar al-Gaddafi - Libya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981
2006-12-05 03:12:54 · answer #3 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most distinctive that I can remember are Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II and Sandra Day Occonnor. They were significant. The rest are entertainers.
2006-12-04 12:38:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Lennon
2006-12-04 12:32:52 · answer #5 · answered by fuzzylilhippiechick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ironically, 1981 brought Regan who signalled the end of collective bargaining and workers rights with his refusal to negotiate with PATCO. All the air-traffic controllers were fired.
The irony is what brought down USSR domination of satelite countries was a union workers movement called Solidarity.
2006-12-04 13:37:21 · answer #6 · answered by greatire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ronald Reagan - President
Actor- Henry Fonda (Won the Academy Award that year)
Actress- Katharine Hepburn (Academy Award)
2006-12-04 12:45:18 · answer #7 · answered by Malika 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twiggy, Dolly Parton, Madonna, Cher
2006-12-04 12:33:36 · answer #8 · answered by Kate M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. basketball player Charles Dunfeld
2. mathematician Balch Collins
3. senator Koch Funston
4. and maybe even Bill Brasky
2006-12-04 12:35:51 · answer #9 · answered by sam s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
President Ronald Reagan was the man of the hour, especially considering he survived an assassination attempt.
2006-12-04 12:33:34 · answer #10 · answered by ktd_73 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋