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  2. August 1981 - Wikipedia

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    The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) went on strike at 7:00 am Eastern Time. The union's demand was for each employee to have a $10,000 annual wage increase, a 32-hour workweek (a four-day week and an eight-hour day combined) and increased benefits.

  3. 1981 - Wikipedia

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    1981 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1981st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 981st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1980s decade.

  4. 1981 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    August 19: Gulf of Sidra incident. August 1 – MTV (Music Television) is launched on cable television in the United States. August 5 – President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. August 7 – The Washington Star ceases publication after 128 years.

  5. List of 1981 box office number-one films in the United States

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    August 2, 1981: The Empire Strikes Back (reissue) $7,001,282 ... Theatrical Weekly Box Office Chart Calendar for 1981 (The Numbers Chronology. Preceded by. 1980. 1981 ...

  6. Help:References and page numbers - Wikipedia

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    When citing sources in Wikipedia articles, the citation must clearly support the material as presented in the article, per the verifiability policy.It helps to give a page number or page range—or a section, chapter, or other division of the source—because then the reader does not have to carefully review the whole cited source to find the relevant supporting evidence, which promotes ...

  7. List of NME number-one singles of the 1980s - Wikipedia

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    UK singles chart number ones UK singles chart 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Other charts Melody Maker – 1956–1969 Melody Maker – 1970s Melody Maker – 1980s NME – 1960s NME – 1970s NME – 1980s Record Mirror (1955–1962) Miscellaneous charts 1952–1969 Miscellaneous charts 1969–1988 Related Official Charts Company Christmas number one NME (or New Musical ...

  8. Category:1981 events by month - Wikipedia

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  9. Category:August 1981 events - Wikipedia

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