What Happened on September 12, 1981

Historical Events

"The Smurfs" animated cartoon series by Hanna-Barbera first broadcasts in North America

1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand: "All hell breaks loose" as anti-tour supporters fight police and planes flour-bomb the deciding third match won by the All Blacks 25-22 [1]
Elizabeth Ward (Arkansas), 20, crowned 54th Miss America 1982

Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yanks for 8 innings before Rick Cerone & Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles

US Open Women's Tennis: Tracy Austin wins her second US title; beats Martina Navratilova 1-6, 7-6, 7-6

American Academy and Grammy Award-winning actress (Dreamgirls; Respect) and singer ("And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"), born in Chicago, Illinois

Jered Guzman, American pairs skater (with partner Natalie Vlandis), born in Garden Grove, California

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 41 years, 8 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Virgo