1981

First space-shuttle flight
President Ronald Reagan shot by John W. Hinckley Jr.
Sandra Day O’Connor becomes first woman Supreme Court Justice
"Simulacra and Simulation" by Jean Baudrillard
"Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence" by Adrienne Rich
"The Gernsback Continuum" by William Gibson
MTV network premieres with the song "Video Killed the Radio Star"
"Tilted Arc" by Richard Serra