Benjamin Ward Appointed First African American NYPD Commissioner December 31, 1983
Date: December 31, 1983
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Date: December 31, 1983
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The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'Γ©tat. Date: October 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 25 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More…
Avianca Flight 011: A Boeing 747 crashes near Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 181. Date: November 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 27 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle Kills 13, Injures 1 – February 18,…
Gordon Kahl, who killed two US Marshals in Medina, North Dakota on February 13, is killed in a shootout in Smithville, Arkansas, along with a local sheriff, after a four-month manhunt. Date: June 4, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 4 π Events on this day in 1983 π On…
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 β π Other events on February 23 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983US Navy Strikes Syrian…
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 β π Other events on March 8 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Soviet Union Admits Downing Korean Air…
Mona Mahmudnizhad, together with nine other women of the BahΓ‘ΚΌΓ Faith, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran over her religious beliefs. Date: June 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 18 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Lebanon,…