Ma Raineys Black Bottom Staging
August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was staged in Connecticut, exploring racial exploitation and conflict in a recording studio.
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1983 in United States of America — Page 2
Explore 73 historical events and records for United States of America in 1983.
Historical records for United States of America in 1983
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Megadeth
Ulrich and Hetfield decide Mustaines aggressive and disruptive behavior (related to alcohol and drug use) is too much to handle, Kirk Hammett is brought in from the band Exodus to replace Mustaine, who creates Megadeth
Metallica
Ulrich and Hetfield decide Mustaines aggressive and disruptive behavior (related to alcohol and drug use) is too much to handle, Kirk Hammett is brought in from the band Exodus to replace Mustaine, who creates Megadeth
Metallica
Metallica travel to the New York Tri-State Region at the urging of promoters Jon and Marsha Zazula, after a few gigs the band sign with the Zazulas' new label, Megaforce Records
Metallica
The band travelled to Rochester, New York to record their first album, "Metal Up Your Ass", however, due to conflict with the record label regarding the title, the album is later renamed Kill 'Em All.
Metallica
Ulrich and Hetfield decide Mustaine's aggressive and disruptive behaviour (related to alcohol and drug use) is too much to handle, Kirk Hammett is brought in from the band Exodus to replace Mustaine, who creates Megadeth.
Metallica
Ulrich and Hetfield decide Mustaines aggressive and disruptive behavior (related to alcohol and drug use) is too much to handle, Kirk Hammett is brought in from the band Exodus to replace Mustaine, who creates Megadeth
Metallica
Metallica travel to the New York Tri-State Region at the urging of promoters Jon and Marsha Zazula, after a few gigs the band sign with the Zazulas' new label, Megaforce Records
Metallica
The band travelled to Rochester, New York to record their first album, "Metal Up Your Ass", however, due to conflict with the record label regarding the title, the album is later renamed Kill 'Em All.
Metallica
Ulrich and Hetfield decide Mustaine's aggressive and disruptive behaviour (related to alcohol and drug use) is too much to handle, Kirk Hammett is brought in from the band Exodus to replace Mustaine, who creates Megadeth.
Never Say Never Again
Directs, "Never Say Never Again"
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering mobile genetic elements.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on electron-transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes.
Silkwood
Directs Silkwood
Special Envoy-Rumsfeld
Appointed President Reagans Special Envoy to the Middle East
Streamers Film
Robert Altman directed Streamers in 1983, a film version of David Rabes play about soldiers facing military conflict.
Sudden Impact
Directs and stars in Sudden Impact, the fourth Dirty Harry film and his final screen collaboration with Sondra Locke.
Sudden Impact
Clint Eastwood directs and stars in the fourth Dirty Harry film, Sudden Impact, considered the darkest and most violent of the series, by this time Eastwood received 60 percent of all profits from films he starred in and directed, with the rest going to the studio, Sudden Impact is his final on-screen collaboration with Locke
The Dead Zone
Walken plays schoolteacher-turned-psychic Johnny Smith in David Cronenbergs adaptation of Stephen King's The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
Walken plays schoolteacher-turned-psychic Johnny Smith in David Cronenbergs adaptation of Stephen King's The Dead Zone
The Executioners Song
Wins an Emmy for Best Actor for his performance as murderer Gary Gilmore in a TV adaptation of Norman Mailers The Executioners Song
The King of Comedy
Directs, New York, The King of Comedy
The Man from Utopia
Releases The Man from Utopia, combining studio tracks with heavily edited live performances.
The Osterman Weekend
Has a prominent role in The Osterman Weekend. Has a prominent role in Rumble Fish
The Outsiders
One of many teenaged stars to appear in Francis Ford Coppolas The Outsiders. Cruises breakthrough comes after Risky Business is released, which helps to propel Cruise to stardom
The Robots of Dawn
Asimov published The Robots of Dawn, extending his Elijah Baley detective series to the planet Aurora.
Toby Award Torch Song Trilogy
Harvey Fierstein won the Tony Award for Best Play for Torch Song Trilogy, an exploration of family and gay identity.
US Open
Winner of the womens US tennis open
Visconti produced Stage, the first of
Visconti produced Stage, the first of four albums for British musical theatre star Elaine Paige
Wimbledon
Winner of the Wimbledon Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 4th consecutive final
World Champion
Winner of the UCI Road World Championships Road Race
World Champion
Winner of the long jump World Championship. Winner of the 100m World Championship
Zelig Film
In 1983, Woody Allen made Zelig, a mock documentary following a man whose appearance transforms to match others.
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