Date: June 6, 1982
Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano. Date: May 2, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982HMS Sheffield Hit by Exocet Missile, 20 Sailors Killed, May 4,…
Cold War: Spain joins NATO. Date: May 30, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bangladesh Coup Deposes President Abdus Sattar, Martial Law Imposed, March 24, 1982Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iran Recaptures Port City May 24,…
Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War. Date: May 4, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982South African Government…
American-Israeli reservist Alan Harry Goodman carries out a mass shooting at the Dome of the Rock, killing two Palestinians and injuring at least seven others. Date: April 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3. Date: March 22, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Priscilla Presley Opens Graceland to Public, Elvis Bathroom Off-Limits…
During a procession outside the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal, security guards overpower Juan María Fernández y Krohn before he can attack Pope John Paul II with a bayonet. Date: May 12, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅…