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August 1981: Irish-American IRA Support
August 1981 saw the release of the single “Endless Love” by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie.
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July 1981: "his security can be easily breached at any time..."
July 1981 saw Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca sentenced to life imprisonment in a court in Rome, Italy, for shooting the Pope.
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June 1981: £11m Hunger Strike
June 1981 saw the birth of John McEnroe’s famous “You cannot be serious” rant in a first-round win over Tom Gullikson at Wimbledon.
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May 1981: Brain Function
May 1981 saw the opening of the Ukrainian Motherland Monument in a ceremony attended by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
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April 1981: The Votes Are In
Apologies for the delay in this one today; it’s been a ton of research, with a lot of information to digest.
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March 1981: Bobby Sands
Of all the things that happened in the world in March 1981, nothing compared to what was going on in Northern Ireland.
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February 1981: "Liar!"
February 1981 saw the “Tejerazo” Spanish coup led by Civil Guard officer Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fail after a televised speech by King…
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January 1981: “Irish men and women on their own and without a British presence..."
January 1981 saw the annual reviews.
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December 1980: ‘hope to get it over with by Christmas’
December 1980 saw the birth of Hollywood superstar Jake Gyllenhaal.
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Tales Of The Troubles
Tales Of The Troubles
Come on a journey looking back on The Troubles, looking through the timeline of events that led to, or contributed, to the conflict in Northern Ireland.
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