![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)
Date: May 17, 1983
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 → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On…
Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles. Date: March 23, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Singapore Cable Car Crash Kills Seven, Traps Thirteen…
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 📅…
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 1983Seikan Tunnel Pilot Shaft Breakthrough, World’s Longest Subaqueous…
Gordon Kahl, who killed two US Marshals in Medina, North Dakota on February 13, is killed in a shootout in Smithville, Arkansas, along with a local sheriff, after a four-month manhunt. Date: June 4, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On…
The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75. Date: February 16, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Reeve Aleutian Flight 8 Propeller Loss Emergency Landing, June 8, 19831983 West Bank Fainting…