Date: July 1, 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 📅…
U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Date: November 2, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983USSR Vetoes UN Resolution on KAL 007 Destruction, September 12, 1983Thomas Sankara…
The first democratic elections in Argentina, after seven years of military rule, are held. Date: October 30, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Aleksandr Suvorov Ship Collision Kills 100+ on June 5, 1983Space Shuttle…
The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers. Date: February 28, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Zapatista Army of National Liberation Founded in Mexico – November 17, 1983Space Shuttle Challenger…
The People's Armed Police is officially founded. Date: April 5, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983U.S. Congress Condemns Japanese American Internment, February 24, 1983Nintendo and Sega Launch Famicom and SG-1000 in Japan, July…
The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds [1.9 kt]), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request. Date: May 17, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day…