![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.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Seal_of_the_Department_of_Energy.svg/330px-Seal_of_the_Department_of_Energy.svg.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=api&utm_content=thumbnail)
Date: May 17, 1983
The Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts. Date: May 6, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983U.S. Congress Condemns Japanese American Internment, February 24, 1983Turkish Republic of…
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 → 📅 Other events on June 2 📅…
Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. Date: May 17, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Turkish Airlines Flight 158 Crashes at Ankara Esenboğa Airport, January 16,…
The 7.8 Mw Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead. Date: May 26, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day…
Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago. Date: October 13, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 13 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Samantha Smith Invited to Soviet Union by Yuri Andropov, April 25, 1983Bob Hawke Appointed…
A cinema fire in Turin, Italy, kills 64 people. Date: February 13, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Black July: 18 Tamil Prisoners Massacred at Welikada Prison, July 27, 1983Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle…