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Events of 1981

Events of 1981

Published: 1981
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Nick Charles: 1981 in Review.

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Nick Charles: 1981 was a year that saw another attempt on the life of an American President, the killing of a foreign leader and an attack on the head of the Roman Catholic Church, the end of the long hostage drama, a continuing strain on the economy and more trouble in the Middle East.

I'm Nick Charles; a look at the year in retrospect on 1981 in Review after this message.

© 1981 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool