March 8, 1983 — Ronald Reagan labels Soviet Russia an “Evil Empire”
Ronald Reagan was, it’s fair to say, something of an ideologue. And that quality was never more on display than...
January 24, 2015
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June 18, 1983 — Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space
When the Space Shuttle Challenger launched on June 18, 1983 on mission STS-7, Sally Kristen Ride, age 32, became the...
January 19, 2015
September 26, 1983 — Stanislav Petrov’s cool head prevents nuclear war
Lieutenant Colonal Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov was a 44 year old officer in the Army of the Soviet Union whose assignment...
January 9, 2015
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