Date: October 23, 1983
The metre is defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. Date: October 21, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Singapore Cable Car Crash Kills Seven, Traps Thirteen…
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 1983Strategic Defense Initiative Announced by Reagan March 23, 1983Sea of Japan…
The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri. Date: February 23, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Strategic Defense Initiative Announced…
First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by a team of French scientists including Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Jean-Claude Chermann, and Luc Montagnier. Date: May 20, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This…
After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place. Date: June 2, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅…
United Airlines Flight 2885 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing three. Date: January 11, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983M*A*S*H Final Episode Airs to 110 Million Viewers, February 28, 1983Tanaka Kakuei…