1981
ID: 1991
Pope John Paul II survives assassination attempt by Mehmet Ali Ağca in St. Peter's Square
ID: 1991
1981
ID: 1992
Federal regulations based on Belmont Report established (45 CFR 46 - 'Common Rule')
ID: 1992
1981
ID: 1993
Casey becomes CIA Director; Barry Seal begins cocaine operations for Jorge Ochoa
ID: 1993
1981
ID: 1994
Ronald Reagan inauguration with heavy German-influenced neoconservative advisors
ID: 1994
1981
ID: 1995
George H.W. Bush (former Berlin CIA station) becomes Vice President with German intelligence connections
ID: 1995
1981
ID: 1996
Dewey Dee scandal - $81 million in fraudulent letters of credit involving Philippine Central Bank
ID: 1996
1981
ID: 1997
IBM PC launched; personal computers begin to proliferate
ID: 1997
1981
ID: 1998
IBM PC launched using mathematical microprocessor design - Mathematical engineering puts computation on every desk
ID: 1998
1981
ID: 1999
Sweden without vaccination (1981-1993): Only 8 pertussis deaths over 12 years
ID: 1999
1981
ID: 4348
Apollo Computer ships DN100 workstation - first with built-in networking, token ring architecture
ID: 4348
1981
ID: 5658
California bans keeping skunks as pets due to rabies concerns
ID: 5658
1981
ID: 4344
April 1981
Xerox introduces Star workstation - first commercial computer with GUI, icons, mouse, $16,595
ID: 4344
1981
ID: 4347
April 1981
Adam Osborne introduces Osborne 1 - first commercial portable computer, weighs 24 pounds, $1,795
ID: 4347
1981
ID: 2000
May 13, 1981
MAY 13: Assassination attempt on John Paul II - Feast of Fatima - 'One hand fired, another guided bullet'
ID: 2000
1981
ID: 4345
August 1981
IBM introduces Personal Computer with MS-DOS - open architecture creates industry standard
ID: 4345
1981
ID: 4346
August 1981
Microsoft provides MS-DOS for IBM PC - bought from Seattle Computer Products, foundation of Microsoft empire
ID: 4346
1981
ID: 1990
September 14, 1981
Pope John Paul II issues 'Laborem Exercens' on human work - 'Work is a fundamental dimension of man's existence'
ID: 1990