Date: February 18, 1983
Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles. Date: March 23, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle Kills 13, Injures…
TAAG Angola Airlines Flight 462 crashes after takeoff from Lubango Airport killing all 130 people on board. UNITA claims to have shot down the aircraft, though this is disputed. Date: November 8, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day…
The West German news magazine Stern begins publishing excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries. Date: April 28, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Sikorsky S-61 Helicopter Crash…
United States Senate bombing: A bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No one is injured, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused. Date: November 7, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Metre…
Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence. Date: September 19, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Pioneer 10 Leaves Central Solar System Beyond Neptune (June 13, 1983)U.S. DOE Declassifies Oak Ridge Mercury Pollution Event,…
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 1983Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle Kills 13, Injures…