· THAT DAY · FEBRUARY 17, 1981 · NO. 45 ·
February 17, 1981
Tuesday · 45 years ago today
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
News Headlines
The New York Times
All The News That's Fit to Print
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
Top Global Headlines
- 2016: Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.
- 2015: Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti.
- 2011: Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin.
- 2011: Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.
Weather in New York
53°F
Rainy
- High
- 53°F
- Low
- 36°F
- Humidity
- 89%
- Wind
- 12 km/h
Music
Billboard #1 (This Week)
Celebration
Kool & The Gang
Celebration
Kool & The Gang
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Movies
Top Box Office (This Week)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Academy Award (1981)
Gandhi
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The Evil Dead
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Beau Pere
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Possession
Keep this day forever.
Write a note, pick a postcard style, then save it or send it into the sea — for a stranger to find one day.
17
FEB
1981
1981
A day worth remembering ✦
February 17, 1981
Tue · 53°F Rainy · New York
Write a note to your future self…
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THAT DAY
— a keepsake
The world on the day you were born