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The following events occurred in August 1981: ==August 1, 1981 (Saturday)== *MTV, the Music Television cable network, went on the air at 12:01 AM from Fort Lee, New Jersey on cable systems in the United States, with John Lack's introductory words, "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll." 〔100 Media Moments That Changed America By Jim Willis p137〕 Initially, MTV showed music videos 24 hours a day. The very first selection was "Video Killed the Radio Star" from Buggles. Pat Benatar's "You Better Run" was the second.〔Brent Mann,''Blinded by the Lyrics: Behind the Lines of Rock and Roll's Most Baffling Songs''(Citadel Press, 2005) p29〕 It was not until March 10, 1983, however, that MTV played a video from a non-white artist in heavy rotation for the first time.〔Stephen Hunt, ''The White Guy: A Field Guide'' (Douglas & McIntyre, 2009) p108.〕 When it launched, MTV reached 800,000 subscribers and cable television was still in only 25% of American homes.〔David Konow, ''Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal'' (Random House, Inc., 2002) p134〕 *Abu Daoud, the PLO terrorist who had overseen the 1972 massacre of Israeli athletes was shot five times at close range while sitting in the coffee shop of the Victoria Hotel in Warsaw.〔("Suspected Olympic massacre mastermind shot" ), ''Montreal Gazette'', August 6, 1981, p10 Edward Mickolus, ''The Terrorist List: A-K'' (ABC-CLIO, 2009) p159 〕 *A freight train derailment near San Luis Potosi ruptured a tanker car carrying chlorine gas, killing 29 people and sending another 1,000 to the hospital.〔"29 killed by gas fumes in Mexico", ''Milwaukee Journal'', August 4, 1981, p2〕 *Died: Paddy Chayefsky, 58, American screenwriter and 3-time Oscar winner 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「August 1981」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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