Today in History for 15th September 1981

Historical Events

Events 1 - 4 of 4

- Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical "Laborem exercens" against capitalism/marxism
- The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, DC.
- US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor
- Vanuatu becomes a member of the United Nations.

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 2 of 2

- Harold Bennett, English actor (b. 1899)
- Sara Haden, actress (A Family Affair), dies at 83

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