Date: January 27, 1983
Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. Date: June 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Iberia Boeing 727 and Aviaco DC-9 Collision at Madrid Airport, December…
The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government. Date: December 31, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Bill Gates Introduces Windows 1.0, November 10, 1983Able Archer 83 Begins, Cold War…
George Brett playing for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident". Date: July 24, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Pope…
Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities. Date: July 16, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983United Airlines Flight 2885 Crashes After Takeoff, Killing Three – January…
The Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured. Date: November 5, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Bob Hawke Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, March 11, 1983ARPANET Adopts TCP/IP,…
More than 100 people are killed when the Russian river cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov collides with a girder of the Ulyanovsk Railway Bridge. The collision caused a freight train to derail, further damaging the vessel, yet the ship remained afloat and was eventually restored and returned to service. Date: June 5, 1983 Read more on…