Mario Bros. Released in Japan, Launching Super Mario Franchise July 14, 1983

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 1983Compact Discs and Players Launch in U.S. Markets March 2, 1983Black July: 37…

The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace. Date: September 6, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On…

Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 112 people on board. Date: September 23, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Sri Lanka Army Soldiers Killed in LTTE Ambush, July 23,…

Thirteen people die and one is seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. It is said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in U.S. history. Date: February 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike, thus preventing nuclear war. Date: September 26, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 26 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)…