Video: 'Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - Say Say Say (Michael Jackson's Vision)'
(Tuesday, October 4, 1983) — Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson began filming the music video for “Say Say Say” today at various locations in Los Alamos, California, working with the director Bob Giraldi. Filming will continue through Oct. 6, 1983.
Video: 'Say, Say, Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson'
(Monday, October 3, 1983) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson released the single “Say Say Say” back by McCartney’s “Ode To A Koala Bear” in both the U.S. and UK. It was McCartney and Jackson’s second and most successful duet. Continue reading McCartney, Jackson release ‘Say Say Say/Ode To A Koala Bear’ 30 years ago today (1983)
Video: 'After MASH S1E1'
(Monday, September 26, 1983, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — AfterMASH, a situation comedy series that chronicled the adventures of three characters (Colonel Potter, Klinger and Father Mulcahy) from the TV series M*A*S*H (1972-1983), debuted tonight on CBS-TV.
It starred Harry Morgan, Jamie Farr, William Christopher, Rosalind Chao, John Chappell, Jay O. Sanders, Barbara Townsend, David Ackroyd, Anne Pitoniak, Peter Michael Goetz and Brandis Kemp.
Video: 'BARBARA STANWYCK 1983 EMMY AWARD for The THORN BIRDS'
(Sunday, September 25, 1983, 8 p.m. EDT) — Cheers, a situation comedy set in Boston about a group of locals who meet to drink, relax, chat and have fun, captured top honors tonight at the 35th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning four Emmys including Outstanding Comedy Series.
Hill Street Blues, a serial police drama about a staff of a single police precinct in an unnamed American city, was hailed as the Outstanding Drama Series for the third year in a row.
Tonight’s ceremonies at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, were hosted by Eddie Murphy and Joan Rivers.
Video: 'Richard Chamberlain Emmy Awards 1983'
Video: 'MTV Special: KISS Unmasking - September 18, 1983'
(Sunday, September 18, 1983) — The rock band Kiss officially appeared in public without makeup for the first time during an appearance today on MTV, which coincided with the release of the band’s new album, Lick It Up.
(Monday, September 12, 1983) — An interview with ex-Beatle George Harrison was aired today on the BBC1 show Film ’83, shot on location in Henley about his new Handmade movie Bullshot starring Billy Connolly (click here to download and watch).
Video: 'The Assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr.' (parts 1-6)
(Sunday, August 21, 1983, just after 1:05 p.m. local time) — Filipino opposition leader Benigno Aquino, regarded as the strongest challenger to President Ferdinand E. Marcos, was assassinated today as he stepped off a plane at Manila International Airport, returning from three years’ self-exile in the United States.
Video: 'Pine Tar Incident with George Brett.wmv'
(Sunday, July 24, 1983) — A two-run homer by George Brett of the Kansas City Royals was disallowed and Brett called out today after New York Yankees manager Billy Martin pointed out there was too much pine tar on Brett’s bat.
American League president Lee MacPhail later reinstated the home run. The game was re-completed Aug. 18, 1983, with the Royals beating the Yankees, 5-4.
Video: 'ACI - S05E03 - Gimli Glider [Deadly Glide] FULL'
(Saturday, July 23, 1983) — An Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel today while flying from Montreal to Edmonton; the pilots were able to glide the jetliner to a safe emergency landing in Gimli, Manitoba. The near-disaster occurred because the fuel had been erroneously measured in pounds instead of kilograms at a time when Canada was converting to the metric system.
Video: 'Diana Ross Sings in the Rain (Central Park) 1983'
(Thursday, July 21, 1983) — A torrential storm tonight halted a concert by singer Diana Ross before more than 800,000 fans in New York’s Central Park. Ross promised her fans she would return the next day, which she did.
