South Korean Boeing 747 jetliner bound for Seoul apparently strays into Soviet airspace and is shot down by a Soviet fighter jet after it had tracked the airliner for two hours; all 269 aboard are killed.
Second space shuttle, Challenger, makes successful maiden voyage, which includes the first US space walk in nine years.
Sally Ride on June 18th becomes first American woman in space on the Space Shuttle Challenger.
Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 mph, driving Thrust 2 at the Black Rock Desert, Nevada.
The stadium opened on June 19, and was built as an indoor structure with an air-supported roof, the largest of its kind in the world upon its opening.
The world's most popular word processing program is launched.
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was a 14-minute long horror-themed music video released on December 2, 1983. It was MTV's first world premiere video. It was voted the most influential pop music video of all time.