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1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident: Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war by correctly identifying a warning of attack by U.S. missiles as a false alarm. The Soyuz T-10-1 mission ends in a pad abort at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, when a pad fire occurs at the base of the Soyuz U rocket during the launch ...
On December 5, 2018, after 90 days of inactivity from the volcano, the eruption that started in 1983 was declared to be over. January 18 – The International Olympic Committee restores Native American athlete Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family. January 19 – Apple Inc. releases the Apple Lisa personal computer.
February – Work begins on extending the Piccadilly line of London Underground at Heathrow Airport to serve the new Terminal 4. [5]1 February – TV-am launches on ITV. [4]3 February – Unemployment stands at a record high of 3,224,715 – though the previous high reached in the Great Depression of the early 1930s accounted for a higher percentage of the workforce.
See 1983 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. Books in Canada First Novel Award: W.P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe; Gerald Lampert Award: Diana Hartog, Matinee Light; Pat Lowther Award: Rhea Tregebov, Remembering History; Stephen Leacock Award: Morley Torgov, The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
James E. Casey (March 29, 1888 – June 6, 1983) was an American businessman, known for being the founder of the American Messenger Company, today known as UPS. In 1907, 19-year-old James Casey founded the American Messenger Company in Seattle, Washington. He served as president, CEO and chairman. Claude Ryan was his partner and his messengers ...
Ace trivia night with these cool and random fun facts for adults and kids. This list of interesting facts is the perfect way to learn something new about life. 105 Fun Facts About Science, History ...
Learning new things is important if we want to live a long and fulfilling life. Acquiring new skills and performing activities such as puzzles and other brain games strengthens our neurological ...
4 January – Louise Bell, aged 10-years, disappeared from her bedroom in Hackham West, South Australia.Her body has not been located. On 11 November 2016, 68-year-old Dieter Pfennig was found guilty of murdering her.