Date: June 4, 1983
Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the commercial aircraft strayed into Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald. Date: September 1, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 1 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅…
Black July: Thirty-seven Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by the fellow Sinhalese prisoners. Date: July 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Soviet Union Admits Downing…
Cold War: Samantha Smith, a US schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov. Date: July 7, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Ash Wednesday Bushfires Kill 75…
The ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol, effectively creating the Internet. Date: January 1, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Sea of Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Kill 100 – May 26,…
Japan's former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from the Lockheed Corporation, and is sentenced to four years in jail. Date: October 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
STS-8: The Space Shuttle Challenger takes off on the first night launch of the shuttle program. Guion Bluford becomes the first African-American in space on this mission. Date: August 30, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…