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1983 in the United States

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1983
in
the United States

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Events from the year 1983 in the United States.

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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May

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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

May

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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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