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On December 5, 2018, after 90 days of inactivity from the volcano, the eruption that started in 1983 was declared to be over. January 18 – The International Olympic Committee restores Native American athlete Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family. January 19 – Apple Inc. releases the Apple Lisa personal computer.
June 9–25 – The 1983 Cricket World Cup is held in England with India defeating West Indies in the final. June 13. Pioneer 10 passes the orbit of Neptune, becoming the first human-made object to leave the vicinity of the major planets of the Solar System. The first worldwide mobile telephone, the Motorola DynaTAC, enters the market. June 18 –
This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1983. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues. Events
The economy was in recession in 1981–1983, but recovered and grew sharply after that. The Iran–Contra affair was the most prominent scandal during this time, wherein the Reagan Administration sold weapons to Iran, and used the money for CIA aid to pro-American guerrilla Contras in left-leaning Nicaragua.
1983 in the United States by state or territory (55 C) 1983 events in the United States by month (12 C) 1983 disestablishments in the United States (44 C, 20 P)
By 1983 the issue was unavoidable. The Greenspan Commission finished its work — with many final negotiations taking place at Baker's house — and produced a plan that passed Congress and Reagan ...
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The auto industry had posted losses of $187 million in the third quarter of 1982, which turned into a gain of $1.2 billion during the same period in 1983. [16] To prevent a new surge of inflation, interest and mortgage rates remained abnormally high throughout 1983, delaying a recovery in construction and housing. [16]