Date: April 25, 1983
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 โ ๐ Other events on November 7 ๐ Events on this day…
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 โ ๐ Other events on September 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
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 โ ๐ Other events on April 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On…
Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities. Date: July 16, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1983IOC Restores Jim Thorpe’s Olympic Medals to Family January 18, 1983Turkish…
The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Date: February 22, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Space Shuttle Challenger Maiden Voyage on STS-6,…
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 โ ๐ Other events on November 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Nintendo…