Date: March 21, 1983
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space on STS-6. Date: April 4, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983US and Caribbean Allies Invade Grenada After Coup, October 25, 1983Pope…
Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire". Date: March 8, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Turkish Airlines Flight 158 Crashes at…
Democracy is restored in Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl Alfonsín. Date: December 10, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Aeroflot Flight 601 Crash Kills 44 at Takeoff, December 24, 1983Gordon Kahl Killed…
Japan's former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from the Lockheed Corporation, and is sentenced to four years in jail. Date: October 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Church Street bombing: A car bomb planted by UMkhonto we Sizwe explodes on Church Street in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, killing 19 people and injuring 217 others. Date: May 20, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The People's Armed Police is officially founded. Date: April 5, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983STS-8 Challenger Night Launch, First African-American in Space, August 30, 1983Chun Doo-hwan Survives Rangoon Assassination Attempt, 21 Killed…