1983 Archives -

1983 Top Ten Music Charts

25 Biggest Songs of the 1980s

1983 Number One Hits

1983 Fun Facts, Trivia and History

1983 Music – The 100 Most Popular Songs

Thriller Video By Michael Jackson Released on December 2, 1983

The Release of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Music Video

The Brink’s-Mat Robbery: Gold Bullion Heist in the United Kingdom

TV miniseries “The Day After” Aired November 20, 1983

The Able Archer 83 Exercise: NATO’s War Simulation and Soviet Reaction

The Release of Microsoft Word

The Beirut Barracks Bombings: Attacks on U.S. and French Military Forces

Korean Air Flight 007: Soviet Union’s Shootdown of a Civilian Aircraft

The Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr.

The Sri Lankan Civil War: Tamil Tigers

Sally Ride: First American Woman in Space

The Bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut

1983 Oscars 55th Academy Awards

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

The Founding of Swatch