Date: December 17, 1983
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The pilot shaft of the Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest sub-aqueous tunnel (53.85Β km) between the Japanese islands of HonshΕ« and HokkaidΕ, breaks through. Date: January 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 27 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Sikorsky S-61…
The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75. Date: February 16, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Turin Cinema Fire Kills 64 People, February 13, 1983Ameritech Launches First US Cellular Network…
US Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. One American pilot is killed, one is rescued, and one is captured. Date: December 4, 1983 Read more…
The 7.8 Mwβ― Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead. Date: May 26, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 26 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day…
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space on STS-6. Date: April 4, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Pioneer 10 Travels Beyond Plutoβs Orbit, April 25, 1983Pope John Paul…
Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike, thus preventing nuclear war. Date: September 26, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 26 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today)…