September 3, 1981 - historic quote is said during the news at the Polish national TV: "Today, on the third of September 1981, the communism in Poland ends." In Czechoslovakia several factories go on a strike, demanding recognition of the independent trade unions. Gustav Husak, fearing loss of control over the country and possible Soviet intervention, orders a crackdown of the opposition. Ronald Reagan condemns suppression of East German mass demonstrations and announces trade restrictions against East Germany and Soviet Union.