What Happened in Apr 1981

Funkadelic releases The Electric Spanking of War Babies

The Electric Spanking of War Babies is the twelfth studio album by American funk band Funkadelic, released in 1981 on Warner Bros. Records. The... Read more

Grateful Dead Releases Reckoning

Reckoning is a 1981 live double album by the Grateful Dead. It consists of acoustic material recorded live in September and October 1980. Some... Read more

Stephen King publishes Danse Macabre

Danse Macabre (1981) is a non-fiction book by Stephen King, about horror fiction in print, radio, film and comics, and the genre's influence on... Read more

Tom Watson wins the 45th Masters Tournament

In the first Masters played on bentgrass greens, Tom Watson won his second Masters title fending off challenges from runners-up Johnny Miller and... Read more

First Orbital Space Shuttle Flight

The first launch of the Space Shuttle occurred on 12 April 1981, exactly 20 years after the first manned space flight, when the orbiter Columbia,... Read more

"Gregory's Girl" Is Released

Gregory's Girl is a 1981 coming-of-age romantic comedy film written and directed by Bill Forsyth. Like many of Forsyth's movies, it is set in his... Read more

Van Halen Releases "Fair Warning"

Fair Warning is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1981. Fair Warning went double platinum, which means it... Read more