What Happened in Jan 1981

The Rolling Stones Release 'Slow Rollers'

Slow Rollers is a compilation album of ballads by The Rolling Stones released in 1981. It is a follow-up to the compilation of rock and roll... Read more

Senator Robert Byrd Elected as Minority Leader

Senator Byrd rose from the hardscrabble hollows of West Virginia to spend 12 years as Senate Democratic leader. He was majority leader from 1977 to... Read more

Iran Hostage Crisis Ends with the Signing of the Algiers Accords

On January 20, 1981, as Ronald Reagan became President, the hostages were flown from Teheran to Europe, and on to New York. The crisis was... Read more

George H.W. Bush Serves as US Vice President

As Vice President, Bush generally took on a low-profile while recognizing the constitutional limits of the office; he avoided decision-making or... Read more

Ronald Reagan Delivers His First Inaugural Address

The first inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th President of the United States was held on January 20, 1981. The inauguration marked the... Read more

Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States

For the first time, an inauguration ceremony was held on the terrace of the West Front of the Capitol. Chief Justice Warren Burger administered the... Read more

Super Bowl XV - Raiders 27, Eagles 10

Super Bowl XV was an American football game played on January 25, 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National... Read more