1983 Timeline

Jan. 18, 1983: Jim Thorpe's Olympic gold metals are post-humously returned to him in Los Angeles
Feb. 24, 1983: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip arrive in San Deigo, their first stop in a non-stop tour of the U.S.
March 2, 1983: Final episode of M*A*S*H draws an estimated 125 million viewers
March 23, 1983: Reagan proposes "Star Wars" defense system
April 4, 1983: Space Shuttle Challenger makes a successful maiden voyage with the first U.S. space walk in nine years
May 3, 1983: U.S. Bishops denounce the testing, manufacture, and deployment of nuclear weapons
May 28, 1983: Pioneer 10 Spacecraft launched March 3, 1972, crosses the orbit of Neptune and departs the planetary solar system
June 18, 1983: Sally Ride bcomes the first U.S. woman astronaut in space as a crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger
August 30, 1983: A South Korean Boeing 747 jetliner bound for Seoul apparently strays off course into Soviet air space and is shot down by a Soviet SU-15 fighter after it had tracked the airliner for 2 hours. All 269 people aboard are killed including 61 Americans.
October 23, 1983: Terrorist explosion kills 237 U.S. Marines in Beirut.
October 24, 1983: U.S. and Caribbean Allies invade Grenada
December 10, 1983: Lech Walesa's wife accepts his Nobel Peace Prize

Time Magazine's Men of the Year: Reagan and Andropov - Unnerving the world with nuclear calculations

Top 10 TV Shows 1983-84 Top Music of 1983

1. Dallas (CBS)
2. 60 Minutes (CBS)
3. Dynasty (ABC)
4. The A-Team (NBC)
5. Simon and Simon (CBS)
6. Magnum, P.I. (CBS)
7. Falcon Crest (CBS)
8. Kate & Allie (CBS)
9. Hotel (ABC)
10. Cagney and Lacey (CBS)
Grammy Recording of the Year: "Beat It" by Michael Jackson
Grammy Album of the Year: Thriller by Michael Jackson.
Thriller sold more than 40 million copies making it the biggest LP ever.
Other Hits:
"Sweet Dreams are Made of This" - Eurythmics
"Every Breath You Take" - The Police
"Little Red Corvette" - Prince
"White Wedding" - Billy Idol
"Let's Dance" - David Bowie

Academy Awards for 1983

Best Picture: Terms of Endearment
Best Director: James L. Brooks, Terms of Endearment
Best Actor: Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies
Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment
Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicolson, Terms of Endearment
Best Supporting Actress: Linda Hunt, The Year of Living Dangerously