1983

Penn State beats Georgia in Sugar Bowl for college football title

"Annie" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 2,377 performances

Tony Dorsett sets NFL record with 99-yd rush, Dallas vs Minnesota

U.S. Football League holds its 1st player draft

Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians

Klaus Barbie, SS chief of Lyon in Nazi-France, arrested in Bolivia

Infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit

China's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks

Final episode of M*A*S*H; 125,000,000 viewers

"On Your Toes" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 505 performances