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# 1981

* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f33b2522b8e95d4/6987668e55a8590749a83d98/15502974-e1415654298484.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Jan 5, 1981  
## [January 5th, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 1 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567756/january-5th-1981-vol-117-no-1-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4736ba71936069b2/6987668ecd1bbaeb1f6f345d/15502975.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Jan 12, 1981  
## [January 12th, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 2 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567758/january-12th-1981-vol-117-no-2-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda70688524cc6e5e/69876688f887dc74b4e881fd/15502976.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Jan 19, 1981  
## [January 19th, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 3 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567761/january-19th-1981-vol-117-no-3-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e2c9dd1533cb974/69876688cd1bba67f66f3454/15502977.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Jan 26, 1981  
## [January 26th, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 4 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567763/january-26th-1981-vol-117-no-4-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41a632a2236015f4/698766888e06013b82458532/15502978.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Feb 2, 1981  
## [February 2nd, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 5 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567765/february-2nd-1981-vol-117-no-5-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92cf7134a6b9eab2/69876689cd68483d8d097bf2/15502979.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Feb 9, 1981  
## [February 9th, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 6 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567767/february-9th-1981-vol-117-no-6-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt302f415816846f54/69876689a988ca03146aa7b1/15502980.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Feb 16, 1981  
## [February 16th, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 7 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567769/february-16th-1981-vol-117-no-7-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56f393318a37ce8d/698766895f570f57a2b13531/15502981-e1416412750900.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Feb 23, 1981  
## [February 23rd, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 8 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567771/february-23rd-1981-vol-117-no-8-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2576a7a3c9f510ab/6987668a428a9eed37cc5243/15502982.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Mar 2, 1981  
## [March 2nd, 1981 | Vol. 177, No. 9 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567774/march-2nd-1981-vol-177-no-9-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf1ada3c9f6a2318a/6987668a8e06014ba4458536/15502983.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Mar 9, 1981  
## [March 9th, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 10 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567777/march-9th-1981-vol-117-no-10-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ff3d4a9a001c8e4/6987668acd68481b24097bf6/15502984.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Mar 16, 1981  
## [March 16th, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 11 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567779/march-16th-1981-vol-117-no-11-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9b06f4783e70b66/6987668be20a874e52a83177/15502985.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Mar 23, 1981  
## [March 23rd, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 12 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567781/march-23rd-1981-vol-117-no-12-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5952bcea851fa7ed/6987668ce53abaf8c94d5ab3/15502986.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Mar 30, 1981  
## [March 30th, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 13 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567785/march-30th-1981-vol-117-no-13-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb383a69a7ae6cd8c/6987668c2dce0117c19db920/15502987-e1421874523516.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Apr 6, 1981  
## [April 6th, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 14 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567787/april-6th-1981-vol-117-no-14-u-s/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13629aada7f055d3/6987668ce53aba39d44d5ab7/15502988.jpg?branch=production&width=320&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:4)  
Apr 13, 1981  
## [April 13th, 1981 | Vol. 117, No. 15 | U.S.](https://time.com/magazine/us/3567789/april-13th-1981-vol-117-no-15-u-s/)

Covers from 1981 - The Vault - TIME

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