Date: August 30, 1983
Lebanese Civil War: The U.S. Marines Corps barracks in Beirut is hit by a truck bomb, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. A French Army barracks in Lebanon is also hit that same morning, killing 58 troops. Date: October 23, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 23 ๐ Events on this…
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…
After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place. Date: June 2, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 2 ๐ …
The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2ย million pounds [1.9ย kt]), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request. Date: May 17, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 17 ๐ Events on this day…
United Airlines Flight 2885 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing three. Date: January 11, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1983IOC Restores Jim Thorpe Olympic Medals to Family, January 18, 1983EPA Announces…
The pilot shaft of the Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest sub-aqueous tunnel (53.85ย km) between the Japanese islands of Honshลซ and Hokkaidล, breaks through. Date: January 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 27 ๐ Events on this day in 1983 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Benigno Aquino…