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1983: The Music, the Headlines, and Then Some (Part 1 of 2)


59:36 minutes (54.57 MB)

Tonight on "The DJBC Happy Hour", a trip back in time 30 years to 1983.

1983 HEADLINES:
- Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel into space
- Guion Bluford becomes the first African-American man to travel in space
- AP Top Story: The raid in Beirut, where 239 are killed
- The U.S. Economy shows signs of recovery from a recession
- Secretary of the Interior James Watts resigns
- Soviet Premier Yuri Andropov goes AWOL for a while
- US Missiles are deployed throughout Western Europe
- Filipino President Benigno Aquino is assassinated
- Polish President Lech Walesa wins Nobel Peace Prize
- The PLO splits
- The Soviets shoot down 747 Jetliner in South Korea; 269 are killed
- NBC anchorwoman Jessica Savitch is killed in a car accident.

1983 SHOWBIZ AWARDS:
http://bryansilvergarbageawards.blogspot.com/2013/05/1983-in-awards-djbc...

Here is some Columbus Restaurant Trivia from 1983: http://djbcadventures.tumblr.com/post/49821846150/the-djbc-happy-hour-19...

COLUMBUS HEADLINES:
- Columbus Mayor Tom Moody opts NOT to run for a fourth term.
- Bexley Lions win the Boys' State Basketball Championship.
- The Bishop Ready Silver Knights become Franklin County's first High School Football Team to win the State Football Championship.
- County Treasurer Dana Gillman "Buck" Rinehart is elected Mayor.
- The B*ckeyes lose to Michigan, 24-21, as Illinois wins the Big Ten in Football.
- Richard F. Celeste is sworn-in as Governor of Ohio.

Side A to this Soundtrack:
"1999" - Prince
"Rio" - Duran Duran
"Toto" - Africa
"Up Where We Belong" - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
"Maniac" - Michael Sembello
"New Year's Day" - U2
"Our House" - Madness
"Too Shy" - Kajagoogoo
"Electric Avenue" - Eddy Grant
"Uptown Girl" - Billy Joel
"Bang the Drum All Day" - Todd Rundgren
"Time (Clock of the Heart)" - Culture Club