Mario Bros. Released in Japan, Launching Super Mario Franchise July 14, 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 1983Gimli Glider: Air Canada…

South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan survives an assassination attempt in Rangoon, Burma, but the blast kills 21 and injures 17 others. Date: October 9, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 9 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Space Shuttle Challenger Maiden…

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)…

Cold War: The command post exercise Able Archer 83 begins, eventually leading to the Soviet Union to place air units in East Germany and Poland on alert, for fear that NATO was preparing for war Date: November 7, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day…

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…