Date: February 18, 1983
United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud. Date: February 14, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 Deadstick Landing July…
The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers. Date: February 28, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Stanislav Petrov Prevents Nuclear War by Rejecting False Missile Alert, September 26, 1983US Navy…
A TAME airline Boeing 737-200 crashes near Cuenca, Ecuador, killing all 119 passengers and crew on board. Date: July 11, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Brink’s-Mat Gold Heist at Heathrow Airport, November 26,…
Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed. Date: December 17, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1983Ash Wednesday Bushfires Kill…
The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état. Date: October 25, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 📅…