Falklands War: Argentina Invades Falkland Islands April 2, 1982

Sony and Phillips launch the compact disc in Japan; on the same day, Sony releases the model CDP-101 compact disc player, the first player of its kind. Date: October 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a war on drugs. Date: October 14, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982US Air Force Space Command Founded September 1, 1982People’s Armed Police De Facto Founded June 19,…

A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others. Date: August 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Meitnerium Synthesized…

Falklands War: the British Army defeats the Argentine Army at the Battle of Goose Green. Date: May 29, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Battles of Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, Falklands War – June…

Peruvian Javier Pérez de Cuéllar becomes the first Latin American to hold the title of Secretary-General of the United Nations. Date: January 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Pope John Paul II First…