Pioneer 10 Travels Beyond Pluto’s Orbit – April 25, 1983

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…

A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet en route to Conakry Airport in Guinea crashes into the Fouta Djallon mountains in Guinea-Bissau, killing all 23 people on board. Date: July 1, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

United States Senate bombing: A bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No one is injured, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused. Date: November 7, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Lahore…

Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns. Date: September 15, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Zapatista Army of National Liberation Founded in Mexico – November 17, 1983Stanislav Petrov Prevents Nuclear War by Rejecting False Missile…

The ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol, effectively creating the Internet. Date: January 1, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Reeve Aleutian Flight 8 Propeller Loss Emergency Landing, June 8, 1983United…

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 1983Hitler Diaries Exposed as Hoax, May 6, 1983First HIV Discovery Published in Science by French Scientists, May 20,…