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1983
 
     
British economist Nicholas Kaldor attacks monetarism in The Economic Consequences of Mrs Thatcher        
1983
 
   
Bob Hawke is Australia's prime minister after a Labor victory in the election      
1983
 
     
Ronald Harwood's play The Dresser is partly inspired by the British actor Donald Wolfit        
1983
 
   
President Reagan proposes a Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) against nuclear attack      
1983
 
    
The first all-digital synthesizer, the DX7, is put on the market by Yamaha       
1983
 
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A civilian government, voted into power in Argentina, prosecutes members of the military junta for civil rights abuses     
1983
 
    
Philip Johnson completes the A.T. & T. skyscraper in New York, an early example of Post-Modernism       
1983
 
   
The US system MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) becomes the industry standard for electronic communication in music      
1983
 
   
Philips and Sony jointly introduce a new device, the compact disc      
1983
 
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Manuel Noriega wins control of the National Guard in Panama on his way to achieving absolute power