Welcome to the Class of 1983
Did You Know?
January 3 Tony Dorsett of the Dallas Cowboys makes the longest run from scrimmage in NFL history.
February 28 Final episode of M*A*S*H airs
March 7 First broadcast of The Nashville Network (TNN)
April 18 A suicide bomber destroys the United States embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 63 people.
June 13 Pioneer 10 is the first manmade object to leave the solar system.
June 18 Sally Ride is the first American woman in outer space
June 22 The Space Shuttle retrieves a satellite from space for the first time.
June 24 The first female American astronaut, Sally Ride, returns to earth.
August 4 Dave Winfield, a New York Yankee outfielder, is charged by local police for his "act of cruelty to animals" when he accidentally kills a seagull during warmups in the outfield.
October 13 The first cell phone network is launched in Chicago.
Famous Birthdays
March 14 Taylor Hanson (Singer)
March 15 Sean Biggerstaff (Actor)
April 10 Ryan Merriman (Actor)
May 11 Holly Valance (Actress and Singer)
May 14 Amber Tamblyn (Actress)
May 18 Vince Young (Football Player)
July 2 Michelle Branch (Singer)
August 14 Mila Kunis (Actress)
September 21 Maggie Grace (Actress - Lost)
October 5 Nicky Hilton (Heiress)
October 30 Charles Atlas (Bodybuilder)
