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Events on Sunday 20 November 1983 1
1983The Day After Airs on US TelevisionTV film depicts aftermath of nuclear warABC broadcast The Day After, a television film depicting a fictional nuclear attack on Kansas, to an estimated 100 million American viewers. It intensified public debate over nuclear weapons policy and was reportedly watched by President Reagan, who noted its influence on his thinking. It remains one of the most-watched television films in US history.