98th Term of the US Congress

Session one begins

Jan 3, 1983

Session One Of the 98th Term of U.S Congress

Period: Jan 3, 1983 to Nov 18, 1983

Super Bowl XVII

Jan 30, 1983

Washington Redskins Beat the Miami Dolphins 27-17

Beat It- Michael Jackson

Feb 14, 1983

Michael Jackson Realeased new song Beat It

A special commission of the Congress released a report critical of the practice of Japanese internment during World War II.

Feb 24, 1983

President Ronald Reagan made his Strategic Defense Initiative proposal

Mar 23, 1983

U.S. Embassy bombed in Beirut, killing 63 people.

Apr 18, 1983

Suicide truck-bombings destroyed both the French and the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut

Oct 23, 1983

241 U.S. servicemen, 58 French paratroopers and 6 Lebanese civilians. were killed in Beirut suicide bombings

United States troops invaded Grenada

Oct 25, 1983

Martain Luther King Jr. Day Established

Nov 2, 1983

A national memorial for National Civil rights Leader Martain Luther King Jr. was established on his birthday, January 16

Session one ends

Nov 18, 1983

Thriller -Michael Jackson

Dec 2, 1983

King of Pop Michael Jackson released the song Thriller

Session two begins

Jan 23, 1984

Session two Of the 98th Term of U.S Congress

Period: Jan 23, 1984 to Oct 12, 1984

National Minimum Drinking Age Act

Jul 17, 1984

The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 required all states to raise their minimum purchase and public possession of alcohol age to 21.

Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act

Sep 28, 1984

Passed to promote the fundamental right to vote by improving access for handicapped and elderly individuals

Comprehensive Crime Control Act propoesd

Oct 12, 1984

Bill was proposed but never became law.

Session two ends

Oct 12, 1984

Re-election of Ronald Reagan

Nov 6, 1984

President Ronald Reagan Was re-elected