Fearing another Cuba, the U.S. and a coalition of six other Caribbean nations invade Grenada and depose the People's Revolutionary Government which had seized power just weeks earlier. US troops met with little resistance and occupied the country until Democratic elections were held in 1984.
Astronaut and physicist Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space as part of the Space Shuttle Challenger STS-7 mission.
A suicide bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon kills 63 people including 17 Americans. The attack occurred as the result of American intervention in the Lebanese Civil War.
National Lampoon's Vacation is a 1983 comedy film starring Chevy Chase, written by John Hughes and directed by Harold Ramis. This is the first of a series of five films following the misadventures of the Griswold family on holidays and family vacations.
The early 80's recession which hit the U.S. and the rest of the world from 1979 to 1983, caused US unemployment to hit 10.8% in December 1982, the highest rate since the Great Depression.
The Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb London's Harrod's Department Store at the height of the Christmas shopping season, killing six and injuring over 90 people.
Detail from an advertisement for the electronic game Simon Says.
Seagram's Distilling advertisement suggesting moderate drinking is safe during pregnancy. The link between alcohol and fetal development had not been established at this time.
Detail from a Converse All Stars advertisement.
1983 advertisement for OP - Ocean Pacific apparel. Before expanding into apparel, OP had been a surf board manufacturer.
Detail from an advertisement for Lee Cooper Jeans in a Finnish magazine.
1983 advertisement for Hang Ten from Glamour Magazine.
Models in a 1983 edition of Young Miss magazine.
Detail from a Young Miss magazine fashion spread.
Actors Rebecca De Mornay and Tom Cruise in a scene from the 1983 teen sex comedy Risky Business. The low budget film is a hit, grossing $63 million on a $6 million production budget.
Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd star in the hit comedy film Trading Places. Directed by John Landis, the film is the fourth highest grossing of 1983,
The comedy drama film Terms of Endearment is the second highest grossing film of 1983 and stars Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson. The film, based on the book by Larry McMurtry and written, produced and directed by James L. Brooks, wins five Academy Awards.
The American television talent show Star Search debuts in 1983 hosted by Ed McMahon. Many future stars debuted on the show including Britney Spears, Leann Rimes, Sawyer Brown, Aaliyah, Shanice, Sharon Stone and numerous others.
Wedding party Harlem, New York City 1983.
Breakdancing outside a New York City high school.
Toting a boombox in Manhattan.
College students at University of Nebraska - Omaha.
Girls at festival in Coral Springs, Florida.
Teenagers pose with their Trans Am in New York City.