Harold Washington Elected First Black Mayor of Chicago – April 12, 1983
Date: April 12, 1983
Date: April 12, 1983
Thirteen Sri Lanka Army soldiers are killed after a deadly ambush by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Date: July 23, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 23 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983IOC Restores Jim Thorpe Olympic Medals…
Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days. Date: July 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 27 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events…
A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is robbed of approximately US$7Β million by Los Macheteros. Date: September 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983IOC Restores Jim Thorpe Olympic Medals to…
The People's Armed Police is officially founded. Date: April 5, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Byford Dolphin Diving Bell Accident Kills Five, Injures One – November 5, 1983Sally Ride First American Woman in…
Lebanese Civil War: The U.S. Marines Corps barracks in Beirut is hit by a truck bomb, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. A French Army barracks in Lebanon is also hit that same morning, killing 58 troops. Date: October 23, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 23 π Events on this…
The Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts. Date: May 6, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 6 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983TAME Boeing 737-200 Crashes Near Cuenca, Ecuador, Killing 119 – July…