Date: May 20, 1983
Cold War: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war. Date: April 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On…
Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America. Date: September 17, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Shot Down by Soviet Fighter, September 1, 1983Gordon Kahl Killed in Smithville…
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'état. Date: October 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
In Nigeria, a coup d'état led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari ends the Second Nigerian Republic. Date: December 31, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 Deadstick Landing July…
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 1983STS-8 Challenger Night Launch, First African-American in Space,…
The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace. Date: September 6, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On…