Date: September 26, 1983
Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago. Date: April 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Stern Publishes Hitler Diaries Excerpts, Later Exposed as Forgeries, April 28, 1983Wah Mee Massacre…
A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II. Date: February 24, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983EPA Announces Times Beach Buyout and Evacuation, February…
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…
The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family. Date: January 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Sally Ride First American Woman in Space, STS-7, June 18, 1983Seikan Tunnel Pilot…
Nintendo and Sega enter the console market with the respective releases of the Famicom and SG-1000 in Japan. Date: July 15, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983US Navy Strikes Syrian Missile Sites in…
The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic. Date: March 21, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This…