· THAT DAY · JANUARY 11, 1981 · NO. 45 ·
January 11, 1981
Sunday · 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.
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- 2020: COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei: Municipal health officials in Wuhan announce the first recorded death from COVID-19.
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- 2003: After Chicago police detective Jon Burge was discovered to have extracted forced confessions from more than 200 suspects, the governor of Illinois commuted the death sentences of 167 prisoners and pardoned four others.
Weather in New York
13°F
Partly Cloudy
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- 13°F
- Low
- -1°F
- Humidity
- 63%
- Wind
- 19 km/h
Music
Billboard #1 (This Week)
(Just Like) Starting Over
John Lennon
(Just Like) Starting Over
John Lennon
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Movies
Top Box Office (This Week)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Academy Award (1981)
Gandhi
Top Box Office (This Week)
The Evil Dead
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Beau Pere
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Possession
Born on This Day
You share your birthday with
Dani Carvajal
Spanish footballer (born 1992)
Jamie Vardy
English footballer (born 1987)
Leroy Sané
German footballer (born 1996)
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.
11
JAN
1981
1981
A day worth remembering ✦
January 11, 1981
Sun · 13°F Partly Cloudy · New York
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