Vanessa Williams Becomes First Black Miss America, September 17, 1983

Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns. Date: September 15, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Strategic Defense Initiative Announced by Reagan March 23, 1983Richard Noble Sets Land Speed Record at Black Rock Desert, October 4,…

Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours. Date: January 29, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…

Pope John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali Ağca in Rebibbia's prison and personally forgives him for the 1981 attack on him in St. Peter's Square. Date: December 27, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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 1983Strategic Defense Initiative Proposed by Reagan to Intercept Missiles March 23,…

Thirteen people die and one is seriously injured in the Wah Mee massacre in Seattle. It is said to be the largest robbery-motivated mass-murder in U.S. history. Date: February 18, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…