1983 in the United States

Events from the year 1983 in the United States.

1983
in
the United States

Decades:
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Incumbents

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Federal government

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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March 23: Ronald Reagan announces the Strategic Defense Initiative

April

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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  • December 2 – Michael Jackson's music video for "Thriller" is broadcast for the first time. It becomes the most often repeated and famous music video of all time, increasing his own popularity and record sales of the album Thriller.
  • December 4 – United States Navy aviator Lt's. Mark Lange and Bobby Goodman are shot down in an A-6 Intruder over Lebanon and captured by Syrians; Lt. Lange dies of his injuries; Lt. Goodman is released 30 days later after the intervention of the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
  • December 13 – The Denver Nuggets and the visiting Detroit Pistons combine for an NBA record 370 points, with Detroit winning in triple overtime, 186–184.
  • December 24 – Miles City, Montana sets the record for the highest mean sea level pressure in the contiguous US with a reading of 31.42 inHg (1064 mb).[3]
  • December 27 – A propane explosion in Buffalo, New York kills five firefighters and two civilians.
  • December 29 – The Reverend Jesse Jackson travels to Syria to secure the release of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Robert Goodman, who had been in Syrian captivity since being shot down over the country during a reconnaissance mission.
  • December 31 – The Apple Macintosh television advertisement is released.

Undated

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Ongoing

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Sport

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Births

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January

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Kate Bosworth
 
Spencer Chamberlain
 
Robert Ri'chard
 
Amir Blumenfeld

February

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Hillary Scott
 
Vic Fuentes
 
Iliza Shlesinger
 
Aziz Ansari
 
Kate Mara

March

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Adam Conover
 
Carrie Underwood
 
Taylor Hanson
 
Melissa Ordway

April

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Matt Lanter
 
Yung Joc
 
Amanda Righetti
 
Colin Allred
 
Megan Boone
 
Adrianne Palicki
 
Gabourey Sidibe
 
Florent Groberg
 
Amber Tamblyn
 
Roman Atwood
 
David Hernandez

June

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Brooke White
 
Leelee Sobieski
 
Macklemore
 
Michael Malarkey
 
Edward Snowden
 
Brandon Saller
 
Haley Stevens
 
Ashley Hinson

July

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Michelle Branch
 
Heath Slater
 
Aaron Gillespie
 
Trai Byers
 
Seth Magaziner
 
Aaron Peirsol

August

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Mamie Gummer
 
Greta Gerwig
 
Mila Kunis
 
Andrew Garfield
 
Larry Fitzgerald

September

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Zoe Kazan
 
Trey Hollingsworth
 
Maggie Grace
 
Joseph Mazzello
 
Donald Glover

October

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Tessa Thompson
 
Jesse Eisenberg
 
Lzzy Hale
 
Johnny Lewis

November

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Adam DeVine
 
Miranda Lambert
 
Adam Driver
 
The Bella Twins
 
Tyler Glenn

December

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Aaron Rodgers
 
Ronnie Radke
 
Jonah Hill
 
Steven Yeun

Full date unknown

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Sasha Baker
 
Nathan Blecharczyk
 
Mat Bruso
 
Jesse Luken

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Judith & Alvin Neelley, southern serial killers — Controversial Sentencing — Crime Library on truTV.com
  2. ^ "About". UCSF. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  3. ^ World and US High Barometric Pressure records Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "How Janet Mock Began Living Authentically at Age 15", SuperSoul Sunday.
  5. ^ "The 411". November 27, 2016.
  6. ^ California Death Index, 1940-1997, Riverside County; Date: January 7, 1983; Social Security: 565149978
  7. ^ Taper, Bernard (1996). George Balanchine: A Biography. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20639-7.
  8. ^ "1985, University of California: In Memoriam". University of California (System) Academic Senate. 1985. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  9. ^ Palmer, Robert (1983-05-01). "Muddy Waters, Blues Performer, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  10. ^ Arthur Dewey Struble
  11. ^ Jim Casey: The Unknown Entrepreneur Who Built the Great UPS
  12. ^ Harry DeButts, Retired Railway President, Dies - The Washington Post - 28 August 1983 Retrieved 2018-05-04
  13. ^ "H.A. DEBUTTS, EX-CHAIRMAN OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM". The New York Times. 28 August 1983. p. 44.
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