TAME Boeing 737-200 Crashes Near Cuenca, Ecuador, Killing 119 – July 11, 1983
Date: July 11, 1983
Date: July 11, 1983
Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago. Date: April 12, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 12 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983North Korean Il-62M Crashes in Guinea-Bissau, 23 Killed, July 1, 1983Nintendo and Sega Launch…
Cold War: Samantha Smith, a US schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov. Date: July 7, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 7 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983EPA Announces Times Beach Buyout…
A cinema fire in Turin, Italy, kills 64 people. Date: February 13, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983U.S. Congress Condemns Japanese American Internment February 24, 1983Reeve Aleutian Flight 8 Propeller Loss Emergency Landing,…
During STS-6, astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson perform the first Space Shuttle spacewalk. Date: April 7, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 7 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Gordon Kahl Killed in Smithville Shootout, June 4, 1983United American Bank…
First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by a team of French scientists including FranΓ§oise BarrΓ©-Sinoussi, Jean-Claude Chermann, and Luc Montagnier. Date: May 20, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 20 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This…
The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers. Date: February 28, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 28 π Events on this day in 1983 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Sikorsky S-61 Helicopter Crash Off Isles of Scilly, 20 Dead – July 16, 1983Black…