Sally Ride First American Woman in Space, STS-7, June 18, 1983
Date: June 18, 1983
Date: June 18, 1983
A cinema fire in Turin, Italy, kills 64 people. Date: February 13, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Aeroflot Flight 601 Crash Kills 44 at Takeoff, December 24, 1983Gordon Kahl Killed in Smithville Shootout,…
A dust storm hits Melbourne, resulting in the worst drought on record and severe weather conditions in the city. Date: February 8, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 8 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Black July: 18 Tamil Prisoners Massacred…
Pioneer 10 travels beyond Pluto's orbit. Date: April 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 25 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Pope John Paul II Forgives Mehmet Ali AΔca in Prison, December 27, 1983U.S. DOE Declassifies Oak Ridge Mercury Pollution…
Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours. Date: January 29, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on…
The USSR vetoes a United Nations Security Council Resolution deploring the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 007. Date: September 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Israeli Premier Menachem Begin Resigns -…
US Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. One American pilot is killed, one is rescued, and one is captured. Date: December 4, 1983 Read more…