August 1981 - August 2, 1981 (Sunday)

August 2, 1981 (Sunday)

  • Lou Cannon of the Washington Post published the first description of President Reagan as "The Great Communicator". Variations of the nickname ("communicator-executive", "Communicator in Chief") had appeared earlier.
  • Frederick Mellinger, owner of Frederick's of Hollywood, introduced thong underwear to the United States.
  • Mohammad Ali Rajai was sworn in as the 2nd President of Iran.
  • Died: Delfo Cabrera, 62, Argentine runner who won the 1948 Olympic marathon, in a car accident in Buenos Aires.

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    “Until, on Vinegar Hill, the fatal conclave.
    Terraced thousands died, shaking scythes at cannon.
    The hillside blushed, soaked in our broken wave.
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