Falklands War: HMS Conqueror Sinks ARA General Belgrano, May 2, 1982

The Argentine Corbeta Uruguay base on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War. Date: June 20, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Iranian Diplomats Kidnapped in…

Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa. Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim to be avenging the massacre of 1+1⁄2 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian genocide. Date: August 27, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1982…

Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons 🙂 and 🙁 on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system. Date: September 19, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Aeroflot Flight 411 Crashes Near Moscow, 90 Killed July…

Syzygy: All nine planets recognized at this time — Mercury to Pluto — align on the same side of the Sun. Date: March 10, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bangladesh Coup Deposes President…

Breakup of the Bell System: In the United States, AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions. Date: January 8, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Hyde Park and Regent’s Park Bombings by Provisional…