The Year 1983

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Across
  1. 2. This company built the last wringer-washing machine
  2. 6. A holiday classic starring Peter Billingsley
  3. 9. Most popular baby boy name
  4. 11. This country shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, en route from New York City to Seoul
  5. 13. The most popular music artist of 1983
  6. 14. Video game that hit the market in 1983, first appearing in Japan
  7. 16. On October 25, the United States invaded this country
  8. 20. Austrian bodybuilder that became a U.S. citizen
  9. 21. Elizabeth Dole became the first female secretary of this department
  10. 22. Spacecraft that carried the first female American astronaut to space
  11. 23. Hurricane that destroyed the coast of Texas
  12. 24. A prescription eyewear retailer launched in 1983
  13. 26. On April 18, this Middle Eastern capital city was the site of a suicide bombing of the U.S. Embassy, killing 63 people
  14. 27. These baby dolls were invented and took over the market in 1983
  15. 28. Popular Saturday morning cartoon
Down
  1. 1. Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii that began erupting in 1983 and is still erupting today
  2. 3. This WWII leader’s “lost diaries” were found and published by the German magazine “Stern”
  3. 4. First overall pick of the 1983 NFL Draft, selected by the Baltimore Colts
  4. 5. popular dance move first performed by Michael Jackson
  5. 7. Contestants from this state won both Miss America and Miss USA titles
  6. 8. Most popular baby girl name
  7. 10. Won an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series
  8. 12. Michael Jackson’s hit album
  9. 15. Winner of the Sugar Bowl
  10. 17. Sunny’s Halo won this competition
  11. 18. This city had a record-breaking 18 inches of snowfall
  12. 19. City that opened the first Costco
  13. 25. A nickname for Ronald Reagan’s missile defense system