HMS Sheffield Hit by Exocet Missile, 20 Sailors Killed, May 4, 1982

Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits. Date: June 7, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Fátima Procession Attack on Pope John…

1982 Lebanon War: The war begins as forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut. Date: June 6, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅…

Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: Fifty-six British servicemen are killed by an Argentine air attack on two landing ships, RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram. Date: June 8, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Fifteen people are killed when Widerøe Flight 933 crashes into the Barents Sea near Gamvik, Norway. Date: March 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Falklands War Begins: Argentinian Forces Land on South Georgia…

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C. Date: March 26, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Becomes First Latin American UN Secretary-General, January 1,…