July 31, 1983
A Big Mac cost $1.25 that summer of 1983, and the Dow Jones sat at 1,259 — Reagan was predicting improved relations with the Soviet Union following a recent summit, a sign that Cold War tensions, while ever-present, were being managed through diplomacy rather than confrontation. On movie screens, "Return of the Jedi" was drawing massive crowds, while radio stations played "Every Breath You Take" by The Police so frequently that it would end the year as one of the defining songs of the decade. On July 21, scientists at the Soviet research station in Vostok, Antarctica recorded a temperature of negative 89.2 degrees Celsius, setting the record for the lowest naturally occurring temperature ever measured on the surface of the Earth.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — July 31, 1983
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 31, 1983
Governors Warn Of Rising Deficit As Threat To Economic Recovery
Two Standouts In Electronics
Israel Says U.S. Agrees To Plans On Pullout Issue
U.S. Accuses Libya Of Bombing Raids Against Chad City
Pentagon Reports Encounter At Sea With Soviet Ship
World Events — July 1983
Time Person of the Year — 1983
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 31, 1983
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1982–83 Season
Emmy Winners — 1983
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — July 31, 1983
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 31, 1983
On the field
Sports Champions — July 31, 1983
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