April 8, 1981 (Wednesday)
- In Moscow, KGB investigators arrested Vyacheslav Ivankov, an organized crime leader who was nicknamed "Yaponchik" and was the boss of the so-called "Russian Mafia".
- Born: Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer and recordholder in 50m freestyle, in Perpignan
- Died: General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, 88, last "five-star general" in the United States
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“In April 1917 the illusion of isolation was destroyed, America came to the end of innocence, and of the exuberant freedom of bachelor independence. That the responsibilities of world power have not made us happier is no surprise. To help ourselves manage them, we have replaced the illusion of isolation with a new illusion of omnipotence.”
—Barbara Tuchman (1912–1989)