Major Events
- February 24, 1983: A special commission of the Congress released a report critical of the practice of Japanese internment during World War II.
- March 23, 1983: President Ronald Reagan made his Strategic Defense Initiative proposal.
- April 18, 1983: U.S. Embassy bombed in Beirut, killing 63 people.
- October 23, 1983: Simultaneous suicide truck-bombings destroyed both the French and the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. servicemen, 58 French paratroopers and 6 Lebanese civilians.
- October 25, 1983: United States troops invaded Grenada
- November 6, 1984:
- United States presidential election, 1984: Re-election of Ronald Reagan
- United States Senate elections, 1984: Republicans retained Senate, but lost 2 seats
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1984: Democrats retained House, but lost 16 seats
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