The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family. Date: January 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 18 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today)
Turkish Airlines Flight 158 crashes at Ankara EsenboΔa Airport in Ankara, Turkey, killing 47 and injuring 20. Date: January 16, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 16 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today)
United Airlines Flight 2885 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing three. Date: January 11, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 11 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today)
The ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol, effectively creating the Internet. Date: January 1, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today)
In Nigeria, a coup d'Γ©tat led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari ends the Second Nigerian Republic. Date: December 31, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 31 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today)
Benjamin Ward is appointed New York City Police Department's first ever African American police commissioner. Date: December 31, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 31 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today)
The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government. Date: December 31, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 31 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today)
Pope John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali AΔca in Rebibbia's prison and personally forgives him for the 1981 attack on him in St. Peter's Square. Date: December 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 27 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today)
Aeroflot Flight 601 crashes during takeoff from Leshukonskoye Airport, Russia, killing 44 of the 49 people on board. Date: December 24, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 24 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today)
The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Date: December 19, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 19 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today)