Video: 'Ronald Reagan signs the MLK holiday bill into law.'
(Wednesday, November 2, 1983) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed a bill today establishing a federal holiday on the third Monday of January in honor of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. It was observed for the first time on Jan. 20, 1986. Continue reading Reagan signs bill establishing King holiday 30 years ago today (1983)
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace (Full Album)'
(Monday, October 31, 1983) — Pipes of Peace, the fifth solo studio album by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was released today in both the U.S. and UK, featuring two duets with Michael Jackson and ex-Beatle Ringo Starr on drums for some of the tracks.
Video: 'Paul & Linda McCartney on The Late Late Breakfast Show '1983'
(Saturday, October 29, 1983, 5:50-6:35 p.m. UTC) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife Linda made their first live television studio appearance in ten years today on the variety show The Late Late Breakfast Show, hosted by the DJ Noel Edmonds and transmitted from the BBC Television Centre in Wood Lane, London, on BBC1.
Audio: 'Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) [Full Album]'
(Saturday, October 29, 1983) — The Dark Side of the Moon, the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. today became the longest-running album on the Billboard music charts, with a total of 491 weeks, although that record has since been broken.
Video: '1983 World Series, Game 5: Orioles @ Phillies'
(Sunday, October 16, 1983) — The Baltimore Orioles won the 1983 World Series tonight, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the fifth and deciding game. It was the third of three World Series titles for the Orioles (1966-1983).
Video: 'Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - Say Say Say (Michael Jackson's Vision)'
(Saturday, October 15, 1983) — “Say Say Say” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson debuted on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at #26.
Video: 'Close to you: Remembering The Carpenters V' (Oct. 12, 1983, at 5:13)
(Wednesday, October 12, 1983) — Eight months after the death of lead vocalist Karen Carpenter, the Carpenters today received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a few yards from the Kodak Theatre.
Video: 'Rangoon bombing of October 9, 1983'
(Sunday, October 9, 1983, 10:25 a.m. MMT; during the Cold War) — 21 people, including South Korean Foreign Minister Lee Beom-seok, were killed today when a bomb exploded as they prepared for a wreath-laying ceremony in Rangoon, Burma. Continue reading 21 killed in failed assassination attempt on South Korean President Chun 30 years ago this hour (1983)
Video: 'Never Say Never Again' trailer
(Thursday, October 6, 1983) — A SPECTRE agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated in Never Say Never Again, which premiered today in Los Angeles. Continue reading James Bond film ‘Never Say Never Again’ premieres in Los Angeles 30 years ago today (1983)
Video: 'Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - Say Say Say (Michael Jackson's Vision)'
(Thursday, October 6, 1983) — Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson conclude filming the music video for “Say Say Say” today in Los Alamos, California, working with the director Bob Giraldi. Filming began Oct. 4, 1983.
