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1981 was, on Earth's calendar, the 82nd year of the 20th century, and the second year of the 1980s decade. Although this was a time period before Human formulation of stardates, this era begins with stardate 1981.0 [1] or reference stardate -1/81 [2].
Contents
Events[edit | edit source]
- January
- Ronald Reagan becomes the 40th President of the United States of America, George H. W. Bush becomes Vice President, and Nancy Reagan becomes First Lady. [3]
- March
- Walter Cronkite concludes his run as anchorman for the CBS Evening News. [3]
- April
- The space shuttle Columbia launches on its maiden flight. [3] [4]
- May
- François Mitterrand becomes the 21st President of France. [3]
People[edit | edit source]
Births and deaths[edit | edit source]
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- George Jessel dies.[5]
Appendices[edit | edit source]
References and notes[edit | edit source]
Releases[edit | edit source]
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January[edit | edit source]
- TOS daily comic strip #6: Husian Gambit concludes
- TOS daily comic strip #7: Heads of State begins, by Thomas Warkentin
February[edit | edit source]
- TOS comic #11: ... Like a Woman Scorned!, by Martin Pasko
- TOS daily comic strip #7: Heads of State continues
March[edit | edit source]
- TOS comic #12: Eclipse of Reason, by Allan Brennart and Martin Pasko
- TOS reference: The Star Trek Compendium, by Allan Asherman
- TOS daily comic strip #7: Heads of State concludes
- TOS daily comic strip #8: It's a Living begins, by Thomas Warkentin
April[edit | edit source]
- Death stalks the corridors of the Enterprise. When Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock barely survived the mission to Delta Gamma IV, the deadly planet whose beautiful blue flowers destroy the mind and ravage the soul, Chief Medical Officer McCoy felt something was dangerously wrong — just how wrong, he didn't realize. For when the Enterprise takes on the alien members of a sensitive Federation diplomatic mission, the ambassadors are murdered one by one. The angel of death is visiting the ambassadors.
- TOS comic #13: All the Infinite Ways, by Martin Pasko
- TOS daily comic strip #8: It's a Living concludes
- TOS daily comic strip #9: The Savage Within begins, by Sharman DiVono
May[edit | edit source]
- TOS daily comic strip #9: The Savage Within continues
June[edit | edit source]
- TOS novel #2: The Entropy Effect, by Vonda N. McIntyre (First original Pocket Books title)
- The Enterprise is summoned to transport a dangerous criminal from a starbase prison to a rehabilitation center: brilliant physicist Dr. Georges Mordreaux, accused of promising to send people back in time — then killing them instead. But when Mordreaux escapes, bursts onto the bridge and kills Captain Kirk, Spock must journey back in time to avert disaster — before it occurs.
- TOS comic #14: We Are Dying, Egypt, Dying!, by Martin Pasko
- TOS daily comic strip #9: The Savage Within continues
- TOS comic: "The Brain Shockers" is released in Turkish
July[edit | edit source]
- TOS daily comic strip #9: The Savage Within concludes
- TOS daily comic strip #10: Quarantine begins, by Sharman DiVono
August[edit | edit source]
- TOS comic #15: The Quality of Mercy, by Martin Pasko
- TOS daily comic strip #10: Quarantine continues
September[edit | edit source]
- TOS daily comic strip #10: Quarantine continues
October[edit | edit source]
- TOS novel #3: The Klingon Gambit, by Robert E. Vardeman
- TOS comic #16: There's No Space Like Gnomes'!, by Martin Pasko
- TOS daily comic strip #10: Quarantine concludes
- TOS daily comic strip #11: Restructuring Is Futile begins, by Sharman DiVono
November[edit | edit source]
- TOS daily comic strip #11: Restructuring Is Futile continues
December[edit | edit source]
- TOS novel #4: The Covenant of the Crown, by Howard Weinstein
- An Enterprise shuttle is forced to crash land in a violent storm on the barren planet Sigma 1212. Spock, McCoy, and Kailyn, the beautiful heir to the Shaddan throne, survive in the near disaster. Now, pursued by primitive hunters and a band of Klingon scouts, they must reach the mountain where the fabulous dynastic crown is hidden. With the help of Spock and McCoy, and her own fantastic mental powers, Kailyn must prove that she alone is the true heir to the throne. If they fail, they will open the door for Klingon takeover of the whole quadrant — and the galaxy's hope to live long and prosper will fall in the shadow of a cruel tyranny.
- TOS comic #17: The Long Night's Dawn!, by Mike Barr
- TOS daily comic strip #11: Restructuring Is Futile continues
Unknown month[edit | edit source]
- TOS comic: "The Peril of Planet Quick Change" is released in Turkish.
- TOS comic: "The Ghost Planet" is released in Turkish.
- TOS comic: "When Planets Collide" is released in Turkish.
- TOS comic: "The Flight of the Buccaneer" is released in Turkish.
Connections[edit | edit source]
- 1981 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- 1981 article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- 1981 page at the Complete Starfleet Library
- 1981 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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