· THAT DAY · JULY 20, 1983 · NO. 42 ·
July 20, 1983
Wednesday · 42 years ago today
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
News Headlines
The New York Times
All The News That's Fit to Print
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
Top Global Headlines
- 2021: American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.
- 2019: Soyuz MS-13 is launched to the International Space Station on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
- 2015: A suicide attack (aftermath pictured) in Suruç, Turkey, for which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, killed 34 people and injured 104 others.
- 2015: A huge explosion in the mostly Kurdish border town of Suruç, Turkey, targeting the Socialist Youth Associations Federation, kills at least 31 people and injures over 100.
Weather in New York
90°F
Rainy
- High
- 90°F
- Low
- 73°F
- Humidity
- 73%
- Wind
- 16 km/h
Music
Billboard #1 (This Week)
Every Breath You Take
The Police
Every Breath You Take
The Police
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Movies
Top Box Office (This Week)
Scarface
Academy Award (1983)
Amadeus
Top Box Office (This Week)
Trading Places
Top Box Office (This Week)
The Key
Top Box Office (This Week)
Return of the Jedi
Born on This Day
You share your birthday with
Gisele Bündchen
Brazilian fashion model (born 1980)
Miklós Fehér
Hungarian footballer (1979–2004)
Álex Baena
Spanish footballer (born 2001)
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1983
1983
A day worth remembering ✦
July 20, 1983
Wed · 90°F Rainy · New York
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1983-07-20