People in History
The people behind the moments: leaders, scientists, explorers and ordinary people whose choices changed what came next.
1983
1983 · Politics
Tanaka Kakuei is convicted in the Lockheed case
October 12, 19831983
1983 · Politics
A bombing targets South Korea’s president in Rangoon
October 9, 19831983
1983 · Politics
Ten Bahá’í women are executed in Shiraz
June 18, 19831983
1983 · Art & Literature
Moose Murders opens and closes on Broadway
February 22, 19831982
1982 · Crime & Justice
The First United States Execution by Lethal Injection
December 7, 19821982
1982 · Music
Michael Jackson's Thriller Is Released
November 30, 19821981
1981 · Medicine & Health
The First American IVF Baby Is Born
December 28, 19811981
1981 · Politics
Egyptian president Anwar Sadat is assassinated
October 6, 19811980
1980 · Crime & Justice
John Lennon Is Murdered in New York
December 8, 19801979
1979 · History
Mother Teresa Is Named Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
October 17, 19791978
1978 · Politics
George Moscone and Harvey Milk Are Assassinated
November 27, 19781977
1977 · Film & TV