ut , ▁destroy ing ▁multi - story ▁a partment ▁blocks ▁containing ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁P LO ▁associated ▁groups , ▁killing ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 0 ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁resulting ▁in ▁world wide ▁condem n ation ▁and ▁a ▁U . S . ▁embargo ▁on ▁the ▁export ▁of ▁aircraft ▁to ▁Israel . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Spring b ok ▁Tour ▁comm ences ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁amid ▁controvers y ▁over ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁apart heid . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁P anda ▁T oh ui ▁is ▁born ▁in ▁Chap ul te pec ▁Z oo ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁the ▁first ▁p anda ▁to ▁ever ▁be ▁born ▁and ▁surv ive ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁outside ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁A ▁world wide ▁television ▁audience ▁of ▁over ▁ 7 5 0 ▁million ▁people ▁watch ▁the ▁Wed ding ▁of ▁Charles , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales , ▁and ▁Lady ▁D iana ▁Sp encer ▁at ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁C athedral ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁July ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁Summer ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁hung er ▁demonstr ations ▁in ▁Poland : ▁As ▁many ▁as ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁demonstr ators , ▁mostly ▁women ▁and ▁children , ▁take ▁to ▁the ▁streets ▁in ▁Ł ód ź ▁to ▁protest ▁food ▁r ation ▁short ages ▁in ▁Commun ist ▁Poland . ▁ ▁August ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 1 ▁– ▁The ▁first ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁video ▁music ▁channel ▁MTV ▁( Music ▁Television ) ▁is ▁launched ▁in