What Happened in Oct 1983
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The Doors Release "Alive, She Cried"
Alive, She Cried is a live album by the American rock band The Doors; the title of the album is taken from a line in the song "When the Music's... Read more
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Blue Öyster Cult releases The Revölution by Night
The Revölution By Night is the 10th Blue Öyster Cult studio album, released in 1983. The album was intended to capitalize on the unexpected... Read more
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North Korean Operatives Detonate Bomb in Rangoon in Unsuccessful Attempt on Life of South Korean President, Chun Doo Hwan
Under Chun's leadership, Seoul cautiously promoted a peaceful dialogue with North Korea and encouraged the expansion of northsouth contacts in the... Read more
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1983 World Series
The 1983 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies, with the... Read more
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Alcatrazz releases No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll
No Parole From Rock 'n' Roll (1983) was the first album released by Graham Bonnet's Alcatrazz. It spent seven weeks on the Billboard chart, peaking... Read more
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Baltimore Orioles Beat Philadelphia Phillies in World Series
The 1983 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies, with the... Read more
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"Mickey's Christmas Carol" First Airs
Mickey's Christmas Carol is a twenty-four minute animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released in the United... Read more
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"The Right Stuff" Is Released
The Right Stuff is a 1983 American film adaptation of Tom Wolfe's 1979 book The Right Stuff about the test pilots who were involved in high-speed... Read more
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Ronald Reagan Orders U.S. Troops to Invade Grenada
On October 25, 1983, only two days later, Reagan ordered U.S. forces to invade Grenada, where a 1979 coup d'état had established a Marxist-Leninist... Read more
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Operation Urgent Fury
The Invasion of Grenada, codenamed Operation Urgent Fury, was a 1983 U.S.-led invasion of Grenada, a Caribbean island nation of just over 100,000... Read more
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"A Love In Germany" Is Released
Eine Liebe in Deutschland (A Love in Germany) is a 1983 feature film directed by Andrzej Wajda. The film is based on the novel by Rolf Hochhuth... Read more
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Mercyful Fate release Melissa
Melissa is the debut album of Danish band Mercyful Fate released in 1983. It was the first album released by Roadrunner Records. In 2005 Roadrunner... Read more