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George Ojeda
Other happenings in 1983:
- Bjorn Borg retires from tennis.
- Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager...for the 3rd time.
- "A*Team" premieres on NBC.
- First USFL season underway.
- Final episode of "M*A*S*H" viewed by 125 million people.
- First typo discovered on the cover of Time magazine. All affected copies recalled.
- "Gandhi" wins best picture at the Academy Awards.
- Final episode of "Laverne and Shirley" airs on ABC.
- "Return of the Jedi" released in theatres.
- Pioneer 10 first man-made object to leave Solar System.
- Yuri Andropov "elected" leader of the USSR.
- Dave Righetti no-hits the Red Sox.
- Fred Lynn hits first All Star Game grand-slam.
- Lowest temperature ever recorded of -128.6 degrees in Vostok, Antarctica.
- Gaylord Perry, Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton all reach 3,500 career strikeouts.
- The famous "Pine Tar" game takes place at Yankee Stadium.
- Paul Simon weds Carrie Fisher
- Drury Gallagher sets fastest swim around Manhattan at just over 6 hours and 41 minutes.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a US citizen.
- Carl Yastrezemski retires
- Lech Walesa wins Nobel Peace Prize
- New York Jets announce they are leaving Shea Stadium for the Meadowlands
- Last hand-cranked phones go out of service, located in Maine, as they are converted to direct-dial service
- Columbia University begins its 44 game football losing streak
- US invades Grenada
- Martin Luther King Day established
- Jesse Jackson runs for the presidency for the first time
- 100 million viewers tune in for the ABC movie "The Day After"
- NY Ranger hockey player Ron Greschner marries model Carol Alt
- 6,800 gold cars stolen at Heathrow airport.
- Dodger pitcher Steve Howe suspended one game for drug use
- Highest scoring NBA game occurs when Detroit beats Denver 186-184.
- The Who disbands
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