| January 1, 1983 |
Penn State defeats Georgia, 27-23 at the Sugar Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 5, 1983 |
Jim Williams appeal is granted based on changes in the testimony of a Savannah policeman
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| January 9, 1983 |
Atlanta Falcons lose in the postseason to the Minnesota Vikings, 30-24. |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| March 7, 1983 |
Trial begins in Alabama for accused murderer Judy Neelley
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Judy Neelley - A woman on death row
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| March 16, 1983 |
Plane Crash at Waverly
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Plane Crash at Waverly |
| March 24, 1983 |
Snowstorm dumps 7.9 inches of snow on Atlanta, 8.7 in Athens
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| March 24, 1983 |
Plane crash at Jeffersonville
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Plane crash at Jeffersonville |
| April 5, 1983 |
Light plane crash at Rocky Face
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Light plane crash at Rocky Face |
| April 18, 1983 |
Judy Neelley is convicted of murder and sentenced to die in Alabama's electric chair
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Judy Neelley - A woman on death row
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| April 28, 1983 |
Marla Maples wins the Resaca Beach Poster Girl Contest, held at Grandma's Food and Spirits in Dalton, Georgia
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| May 5, 1983 |
Light plane crash at Kennesaw
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Light plane crash at Kennesaw |
| May 7, 1983 |
Plane crash at Fort Valley
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Plane crash at Fort Valley |
| June 4, 1983 |
Air show ends in tragedy
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Air show ends in tragedy |
| June 23, 1983 |
A bad night for Millhaven
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A bad night for Millhaven |
| July 5, 1983 |
Big Band leader Harry James died of lymphatic cancer, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Harry James |
| July 13, 1983 |
Georgia is required to pay $3 million dollars to black workers who were denied promotions at the Central State Hospital in Milledgeville
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| July 20, 1983 |
Ultralight crash in Dahlonega
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Ultralight crash in Dahlonega |
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Dahlonega, Georgia |
| September 1, 1983 |
Conservative U. S. Representative Lawrence "Larry" McDonald, from Cobb County, Georgia dies when Korean Airlines Flight 007, a Boeing 747, is shot down by a Soviet MIG fighter in international waters in the Sea of Japan. All 269 people aboard died.
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| September 14, 1983 |
Jury selection begins in the second trial of Jim Williams
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| September 22, 1983 |
Plans for the Carter Center are unveiled.
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Jimmy Carter |
| September 30, 1983 |
Filmed in Atlanta and starring Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly and JoBeth Williams, The Big Chill enters general release
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Movies filmed in Georgia
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| October 8, 1983 |
Jim Williams is sentenced to life after the jury finds him guilty
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| October 22, 1983 |
Gunman smashes through gate at Augusta National Golf Club, held five people hostage and made threats against President Reagan, who was staying on the grounds during the incident. |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| October 23, 1983 |
While staying at the Augusta National Golf Club President Reagan is told of the car bomb attack on the U. S. Marine headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| October 30, 1983 |
Lilian Carter dies, Americus, Georgia
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Lillian Carter |
| November 13, 1983 |
Alvin "Junior" Samples dies (heart attack), Cumming, GA
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Junior Samples |
| November 27, 1983 |
Crash at Johns Mountain
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Crash at Johns Mountain |
