Ameritech Launches First US Cellular Network in Chicago, October 13, 1983
Date: October 13, 1983
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Date: October 13, 1983
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Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space on STS-6. Date: April 4, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Turin Cinema Fire Kills 64 People, February 13, 1983US Navy Strikes…
During STS-6, astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson perform the first Space Shuttle spacewalk. Date: April 7, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Turkish Airlines Flight 158 Crashes at Ankara EsenboΔa Airport, January 16,…
Church Street bombing: A car bomb planted by UMkhonto we Sizwe explodes on Church Street in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, killing 19 people and injuring 217 others. Date: May 20, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 20 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More…
Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had previously been available only in Japan. Date: March 2, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 2 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 β π Other events on March 23 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Reagan Calls Soviet Union an Evil Empire March…
More than 100 people are killed when the Russian river cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov collides with a girder of the Ulyanovsk Railway Bridge. The collision caused a freight train to derail, further damaging the vessel, yet the ship remained afloat and was eventually restored and returned to service. Date: June 5, 1983 Read more on…