Mario Bros. Released in Japan, Launching Super Mario Franchise July 14, 1983

The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Date: July 24, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune. Date: June 13, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Sikorsky S-61 Helicopter Crash…

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…

Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia. Date: March 11, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983TAME Boeing 737-200 Crashes Near Cuenca, Ecuador, Killing 119 – July 11, 1983First Space Shuttle Spacewalk by…

The West German news magazine Stern begins publishing excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries. Date: April 28, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Mario Bros. Released in…