Photographs showing an International Women's Day protest march in Lecce, Southern Italy, also in 1981. (source: generazioni.net La casa delle donne)
8.3.16
8/3/81: International Women's Day '81
Poster designed by New Mexico born artist Juan R. Fuentes for International Women's Day in 1981 (source: juanrfuentes.com)
Photographs showing an International Women's Day protest march in Lecce, Southern Italy, also in 1981. (source: generazioni.net La casa delle donne)
Photographs showing an International Women's Day protest march in Lecce, Southern Italy, also in 1981. (source: generazioni.net La casa delle donne)
7.3.16
7/3/81: FA Cup Sixth Round
The sixth round of FA Cup games were played on Saturday 7 March 1981.
Out of four matches, there were three replays, which took place on 10–11 March. Tottenham Hotspur were the only team to get through to the semi finals without a replay.
Results:
Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Exeter City
Middlesbrough 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
replay: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Middlesbrough
Everton 2–2 Manchester City
replay: Manchester City 3–1 Everton
Nottingham Forest 3–3 Ipswich Town
replay: Ipswich Town 1–0 Nottingham Forest
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| pic: Getty images |
Robson became the England national team manager from July 1982, eventually taking England to the World Cup semi-final in 1990.
5.3.16
5/3/81: Duran Duran debut on Top of the Pops
On Thursday 5 March 1981, pop group Duran Duran appear on Top of the Pops for the first time with their debut single Planet Earth.
For more of this Top of the Pops show see: TOTP81.
3.3.16
3/3/81: Charles & Di's night at the opera
On Tuesday 3 March 1981 it was announced that the wedding between Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer would take place at St Paul's Cathedral on 29 July. That evening, the couple attended the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London for a performance of "L'Africane."
Source: (date) princessdianabookboutique
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2.3.16
2/3/81: Black People's Day of Action
On Monday 2 March 1981 several thousand people took to the streets of London to protest the New Cross Massacre on 18 January, where a suspected racist fire-bomb attack killed thirteen black youths (aged 15-22) at 439 New Cross Rd, London SE14. The march went from Deptford, scene of the fire, to Fleet Street, home to many of the UK's national newspapers, and then to Downing St.
The protest was against the alleged brutal police treatment of survivors, racist media reporting, ongoing racial attacks and the silence of the British government and Queen resulting in the slogan, “13 dead and nothing said!”. The London Black People's Day of Action demonstration in 1981 began a year of uprisings that would set the streets of Britain ablaze as Black communities in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool rose up in revolt against prejudice and oppression.
source: The Blacklist Pub, obv.org.uk
Also on this day.... two new asteroids were discovered by Dr. Schelte J. “Bobby” Bus, astronomer at the University of Hawaii Astronomy Institute.
The two asteroids were both named after science-fiction writers: 4923 Clarke, after Arthur C. Clarke, and 5020 Asimov after Isaac Asimov.
The protest was against the alleged brutal police treatment of survivors, racist media reporting, ongoing racial attacks and the silence of the British government and Queen resulting in the slogan, “13 dead and nothing said!”. The London Black People's Day of Action demonstration in 1981 began a year of uprisings that would set the streets of Britain ablaze as Black communities in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool rose up in revolt against prejudice and oppression.
source: The Blacklist Pub, obv.org.uk
Also on this day.... two new asteroids were discovered by Dr. Schelte J. “Bobby” Bus, astronomer at the University of Hawaii Astronomy Institute.
The two asteroids were both named after science-fiction writers: 4923 Clarke, after Arthur C. Clarke, and 5020 Asimov after Isaac Asimov.
1.3.16
1/3/81: Second Irish hunger strike begins
On Sunday 1st March 1981 former IRA Commanding Officer Bobby Sands began a hunger strike in HM Prison Maze. It was the second strike of its kind after the one involving seven prisoners which had lasted 53 days in late 1980.
Although the British government had initially conceded to prisoners' demands, thus ending the strike, it became clear during the first months of 1981 that this was not the case and Sands began the new strike alone. He was joined by other prisoners at staggered intervals.
In a by-election held in April in the Northern Irish constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone Sands was elected member of the British Parliament although again the government stood fast against the prisoners' demands and the IRA, PM Margaret Thatcher refusing to give in to "criminals".
Bobby Sands died on 5 May 1981 after 66 days of the hunger strike.
source: CAIN (University of Ulster), Irish Times.
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| 1980 hunger strikers (pic. Irish Times) |
In a by-election held in April in the Northern Irish constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone Sands was elected member of the British Parliament although again the government stood fast against the prisoners' demands and the IRA, PM Margaret Thatcher refusing to give in to "criminals".
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| Bobby Sands pic. Irish Times |
source: CAIN (University of Ulster), Irish Times.
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