AT&T Bell System Breakup by U.S. Government December 31, 1983
Date: December 31, 1983
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Date: December 31, 1983
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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 โ ๐ Other events on February 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
Jean-Baptiste Ouรฉdraogo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'รฉtat led by Captain Thomas Sankara. Date: August 4, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Pioneer 10…
Cold War: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war. Date: April 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On…
Cold War: The command post exercise Able Archer 83 begins, eventually leading to the Soviet Union to place air units in East Germany and Poland on alert, for fear that NATO was preparing for war Date: November 7, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 7 ๐ Events on this day…
One hundred women protest in Lahore, Pakistan against military dictator Zia-ul-Haq's proposed Law of Evidence. The women were tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up. The women were successful in repealing the law. Date: February 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ …
One hundred women protest in Lahore, Pakistan against military dictator Zia-ul-Haq's proposed Law of Evidence. The women were tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up. The women were successful in repealing the law. Date: February 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ …