Date: March 21, 1983
Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles. Date: March 23, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983AT&T Bell System Breakup by U.S. Government December…
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 1983Richard Noble Sets Land Speed Record…
Lebanese Civil War: The U.S. Marines Corps barracks in Beirut is hit by a truck bomb, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. A French Army barracks in Lebanon is also hit that same morning, killing 58 troops. Date: October 23, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this…
Aeroflot Flight 601 crashes during takeoff from Leshukonskoye Airport, Russia, killing 44 of the 49 people on board. Date: December 24, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Hitler Diaries Exposed as Hoax, May 6,…
The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government. Date: December 31, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Air Canada Flight 797 Flashover Kills 23 After Emergency Landing, June 2, 19831983…
The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic. Date: March 21, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This…