The final episode of M*A*S*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers The final episode of MASH*, titled “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen,” aired on February 28,…
Tag: 1983
10 November 1983
Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0. Windows 1.0, released on November 20, 1985, marked Microsoft’s first major step into graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Before this release,…
23 September 1983
Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 112 people on board. Gulf Air Flight 771 was a scheduled passenger service from…
25 October 1983
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…
22 October 1983
Two correctional officers are killed by inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. The incident inspires the Supermax model of prisons. On October…
26 September 1983
Australia II wins the America’s Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club’s 132-year domination of the race. Australia II’s victory in the America’s Cup is…
30 October 1983
The first democratic elections in Argentina, after seven years of military rule, are held.
21 October 1983
The metre is defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
23 September 1983
Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board.