Date in year · 1983 · The 1980s
On October 25, 1983, the United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état. The year's #1 song was "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Sean Taylor, Jamie Chung would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · October 25, 1983
The United States and a coalition of Caribbean countries invaded the island nation of Grenada at dawn on 25 October 1983. S. military, and resulted in military occupation within a few days.
Around 1983
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1983rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 983rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1980s decade.
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1983 United States-led military invasion
The United States and a coalition of Caribbean countries invaded the island nation of Grenada at dawn on 25 October 1983. S. military, and resulted in military occupation within a few days.
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