What day of the week was May 17, 1983?

The day of the week May 17th, 1983 fell on was a Tuesday.

The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge the Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request. Lebanon the Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.