* 1981 – The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.

* 5020 Asimov, an asteroid discovered in 1981, named after Isaac Asimov

: Black women and feminism is a 1981 book by bell hooks titled after Sojourner Truth's " Ain't I a Woman?

There have been five censuses after the independence of Botswana, each occurring every ten years in the year ending in 1 ( i. e. 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2011 ).

The Division Series was implemented in 1981 as a result of a midseason strike, with the first place teams before the strike taking on the teams in first place after the strike.

The Division Series was implemented in 1981 as a result of a midseason strike with first place teams before the strike taking on the first place teams after.

San Francisco won its first championship in 1981, just two years after winning two games.

A minor planet, 3623 Chaplin, discovered by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Karachkina in 1981, is named after him.

Following Bokassa, David Dacko was restored in 1981, only to be overthrown once again by his new army chief of staff, General André Kolingba after only a few months in power.

* In 1981, Attlee again entered British popular culture as one of the famous English people taunted by name in Bjørge Lillelien's legendary commentary immediately after Norway defeated England in a FIFA World Cup qualifier.

In his book The Early Islamic Conquests ( 1981 ), Fred Donner argues that the standard Arabian practice at the time was for the prominent men of a kinship group, or tribe, to gather after a leader's death and elect a leader from amongst themselves.

Even after his death, other MILPAS bands sprouted during 1980 – 1981.

It was only after the record became a success overseas that it was released in the U. S. The single hit # 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.

In 1981, after the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan, Washington removed its objection to the sale.

She worked as a management trainee for Kmart in 1981 but quit after a few months and entered a beauty pageant.

* 1981 – Twenty-one association football spectators are trampled to death at Karaiskakis Stadium in Neo Faliro, Greece, after a football match between Olympiacos F. C.

In fact, Idol had been a member of the punk band Generation X from 1976 – 1981, which was named after Deverson and Hamblett's 1965 sociology book Generation X — a copy of which was owned by Idol's mother.

Hurst became manager of Telford in 1976 and after three years joined Chelsea but was sacked in August 1981.

In 1981, less than three years after its release, the strip appeared in 850 newspapers and accumulated over $ 15 million in merchandise.

Mr. Cole served only one term, after which the IAEA was headed by two Swedes for nearly four decades: the scientist Sigvard Eklund held the job from 1961 to 1981, followed by former Swedish Foreign Minister Hans Blix, who served from 1981 to 1997.

Firstly, her younger son Sanjay had been her chosen heir ; but after his death in a flying accident in June 1980, his mother persuaded a reluctant elder son Rajiv Gandhi to quit his job as a pilot and enter politics in February 1981.

* 1981 / 1983 End of IFIP after reaching its goals

He resigned the captaincy after a loss and a draw in the first two Tests of the 1981 Ashes series.

The Wrigley family sold the team to the Chicago Tribune in 1981, ending a 65-year family relationship with the Cubs.

This was addressed with the introduction of the VIC-20 in 1981, which was introduced at a cost of US $ 299 and sold in retail stores.

was sold to United Artists ( UA ), which held them until 1981, when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought UA.

In 1981, finding Hollywood increasingly uninterested in funding and distributing the films he wanted to make, Altman sold his Lion's Gate studio and production facility to producer Jonathan Taplin.

He moved to Malibu but in 1981 sold that home and the Lion's Gate production company.

On 4 February 1981 the government sold 51. 57 % of its shares.

The last D & RGW narrow gauge line, from Durango to Silverton, was sold in 1981 to the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, exactly one hundred years after the line went into operation.

In 1981, UA was sold to Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, and five years later, Ted Turner acquired the pre-May 1986 MGM library — which included the rights to MGM's cartoon characters like Tom and Jerry and Bosko.

Also in 1981, Jewel sold its home shopping service, which now operates under the name " J. T's General Store ".

The team was not a success on the field, in attendance or ratings, and Global sold the franchise in 1981 but continued to broadcast seven games a year until 1983.

The 1981 – 82 season brought changes to the franchise as Irv Levin sold the team to Los Angeles-area real estate developer and attorney Donald Sterling for US $ 12. 5 million.

In 1981, the station was sold to Telemedia and was renamed CJCL.

Having performed together occasionally since 1981, in October, Keaggy, John Sferra and Daniel Pecchio reunited as Glass Harp for a concert in their hometown of Youngstown, Ohio at a sold out Powers Auditorium.

In 1981, another program pavilion that shares the parade field with the Keemosabe Shelter, was converted to a winter shelter and named in honor of Camp Cochipianee, which had been sold by the new Long Rivers Council.

It was built by the Martin Family who eventually sold it in 1981 to a local legend, Lois Blackhill.

In 1981 the mill was shut down, shortly after the town was sold to the residents.

In 1981, Mrs. Montgomery sold most of the land to a group of developers who have worked to preserve the history, grandeur and natural environment.

In 1981, Rollins was sold to a for-profit health care provider in Houston.

The album has been certified 9x Platinum by RIAA since its July 31, 1981 release ( Only their Greatest Hits, at 15x, has sold more copies ).

* Airfix-Bought the Kitmaster range and sold it under the Airfix brand until the original Airfix company collapsed in 1981.

From 1977 to 1981, Styx released four consecutive albums that have been certified Multi-Platinum, for at least 2 million units sold each, by the RIAA: The Grand Illusion, Pieces of Eight, Cornerstone, and Paradise Theatre.

In 1981 Hazes was awarded the Zilveren Harp ( Silver Harp ) for his album Gewoon André ( Just André ) which sold 500, 000 copies and was certified five times platinum in its first year of release and two more times two years later.

In July 1981 The Soul Clan officially reunited for a sold out concert at the Savoy Theater in Manhattan, New York City ( with Pickett stepping in for Conley, who was in Europe at the time ), but it was the last time they would work together " after a chaotic concert punctuated with a " busted sound system, dead mikes, band miscues, and ' unauthorized backstage personnel ' scuttled plans for a tour.

Triplanetary was a science fiction rocket ship racing game that was sold commercially between 1973 and 1981.