1983
November 2, Ronald Reagan signs a bill recognizing Martin Luther King Day as national holiday, 3rd Monday in January
Jesse Jackson announces candidacy for President
Ronald Reagan proposes Star Wars initiative
United States invades Grenada
Pioneer 10 becomes first man-made satellite to leave solar system
June 18, Sally Ride becomes first woman astronaut in space, Space Shuttle Challenger
April 18, U.S. Embassy in Beirut bombed by terrorists killing 63 people
Domino’s, Inc. opens its 1,000th store; Tom Monahan purchases the Detroit Tigers
Bjorn Bjorg retires after winning 5 Wimbelton Tennis Titles in a row at Age 27
Baltimore Orioles defeat the Philadelphia Phillies to win the World Series
Nazi Klaus Barbie, The Butcher of Lyon (France), captured in Bolivia for war crimes
Last episode of MASH after 9 years, ? episodes
Tom Brokaw become NBC News Anchor
First version of Microsoft Word released
McDonald’s introduces the Chicken McNugget
DARE-Drug Abuse Resistance Education program begins
December 13, Detroit Pistons defeat the Denver Nuggets in triple overtime, 186-184
Paul “Bear” Bryant, Muddy Waters die
Karen Carpenter, 32, dies of anorexia nervosa