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  1. Kosovo War

    4,000 Serbs moved from Kosovo to central Serbia

    Thursday Jan 1, 1981Kosovo

    In 1981 it was reported that some 4,000 Serbs moved from Kosovo to central Serbia after the Kosovo Albanian riots in March that resulted in several Serb deaths and the desecration of Serbian Orthodox architecture and graveyards.

  2. Nicaraguan Revolution

    Ronald Reagan cancelled the dispersal of Economic Aid to Nicaragua

    Jan, 1981Washington D.C., U.S.

    Upon taking office in January 1981, Ronald Reagan cancelled the dispersal of economic aid to Nicaragua.

  3. Iran–Iraq War

    Operation Nasr

    Sunday Jan 4, 1981Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Iran

    On 5 January 1981, Iran had reorganised its forces enough to launch a large-scale offensive, Operation Nasr (Victory).

  4. Iran–Iraq War

    The Battle of Dezful

    Sunday Jan 4, 1981Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Iran

    In Battle of Dezful, the Iranian armoured divisions were nearly wiped out in one of the biggest tank battles of the war. When the Iranian tanks tried to manoeuvre, they became stuck in the mud of the marshes, and many tanks were abandoned. The Iraqis lost 45 T-55 and T-62 tanks, while the Iranians lost 100–200 Chieftain and M-60 tanks. Reporters counted roughly 150 destroyed or deserted Iranian tanks , and also 40 Iraqi tanks. 141 Iranians were killed during the battle.

  5. Iranian Revolution

    The Algiers Accords and The hostages release

    Monday Jan 19, 1981Algeria

    The hostage crisis ended with the signing of the Algiers Accords in Algeria on 19 January 1981. The hostages were formally released to United States custody the following day, just minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the new American president.

  6. Jimmy Carter

    Fifty-two American hostage

    Tuesday Jan 20, 1981Tehran, Iran

    Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for the next 444 days until they were finally freed immediately after Ronald Reagan succeeded Carter as President on January 20, 1981.

  7. Ronald Reagan

    A President

    Tuesday Jan 20, 1981Washington D.C., U.S.

    The presidency of Ronald Reagan began on January 20, 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States.

  8. Christopher Paul Gardner

    Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner's Birth

    Wednesday Jan 28, 1981San Francisco, California, U.S.

    Their son Christopher Jarrett Gardner Jr. was born on January 28, 1981. Gardner worked as a research lab assistant at UCSF and at the Veterans' Hospital after leaving the service. His position as a research lab assistant paid only about $8,000 a year, which was not enough for him to support a live-in girlfriend and a child. After four years, he quit these jobs and doubled his salary by taking a job as a medical equipment salesman.

  9. Jacintha Darlene Gardner

    Jacintha Darlene's Brother

    Wednesday Jan 28, 1981U.S.

    Christopher Jarrett Gardner was born on January 28, 1981. He is Jacintha Darlene's brother.

  10. Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner

    Birth

    Wednesday Jan 28, 1981San Francisco, California, U.S.

    Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner was born to Chris Gardner and Jackie Medina, on 28 January 1981.

  11. Kosovo War

    4,000 Serbs moved from Kosovo to central Serbia

    Thursday Jan 1, 1981Kosovo

    In 1981 it was reported that some 4,000 Serbs moved from Kosovo to central Serbia after the Kosovo Albanian riots in March that resulted in several Serb deaths and the desecration of Serbian Orthodox architecture and graveyards.

  12. Nicaraguan Revolution

    Ronald Reagan cancelled the dispersal of Economic Aid to Nicaragua

    Jan, 1981Washington D.C., U.S.

    Upon taking office in January 1981, Ronald Reagan cancelled the dispersal of economic aid to Nicaragua.

  13. Iran–Iraq War

    Operation Nasr

    Sunday Jan 4, 1981Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Iran

    On 5 January 1981, Iran had reorganised its forces enough to launch a large-scale offensive, Operation Nasr (Victory).

  14. Iran–Iraq War

    The Battle of Dezful

    Sunday Jan 4, 1981Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Iran

    In Battle of Dezful, the Iranian armoured divisions were nearly wiped out in one of the biggest tank battles of the war. When the Iranian tanks tried to manoeuvre, they became stuck in the mud of the marshes, and many tanks were abandoned. The Iraqis lost 45 T-55 and T-62 tanks, while the Iranians lost 100–200 Chieftain and M-60 tanks. Reporters counted roughly 150 destroyed or deserted Iranian tanks , and also 40 Iraqi tanks. 141 Iranians were killed during the battle.

  15. Iranian Revolution

    The Algiers Accords and The hostages release

    Monday Jan 19, 1981Algeria

    The hostage crisis ended with the signing of the Algiers Accords in Algeria on 19 January 1981. The hostages were formally released to United States custody the following day, just minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the new American president.

  16. Jimmy Carter

    Fifty-two American hostage

    Tuesday Jan 20, 1981Tehran, Iran

    Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for the next 444 days until they were finally freed immediately after Ronald Reagan succeeded Carter as President on January 20, 1981.

  17. Ronald Reagan

    A President

    Tuesday Jan 20, 1981Washington D.C., U.S.

    The presidency of Ronald Reagan began on January 20, 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States.

  18. Christopher Paul Gardner

    Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner's Birth

    Wednesday Jan 28, 1981San Francisco, California, U.S.

    Their son Christopher Jarrett Gardner Jr. was born on January 28, 1981. Gardner worked as a research lab assistant at UCSF and at the Veterans' Hospital after leaving the service. His position as a research lab assistant paid only about $8,000 a year, which was not enough for him to support a live-in girlfriend and a child. After four years, he quit these jobs and doubled his salary by taking a job as a medical equipment salesman.

  19. Jacintha Darlene Gardner

    Jacintha Darlene's Brother

    Wednesday Jan 28, 1981U.S.

    Christopher Jarrett Gardner was born on January 28, 1981. He is Jacintha Darlene's brother.

  20. Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner

    Birth

    Wednesday Jan 28, 1981San Francisco, California, U.S.

    Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner was born to Chris Gardner and Jackie Medina, on 28 January 1981.