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 โ ๐ Other events on February 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Date: February 22, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today)
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)
The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75. Date: February 16, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today)
United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud. Date: February 14, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today)
A cinema fire in Turin, Italy, kills 64 people. Date: February 13, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today)
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 …
A dust storm hits Melbourne, resulting in the worst drought on record and severe weather conditions in the city. Date: February 8, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours. Date: January 29, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on…
The pilot shaft of the Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest sub-aqueous tunnel (53.85ย km) between the Japanese islands of Honshลซ and Hokkaidล, breaks through. Date: January 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 27 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today)