John Hinckley Found Not Guilty by Insanity in Reagan Assassination Attempt June 21, 1982

The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982. Date: March 29, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas. Kim's subsequent death (on November 18) leads to significant changes in the sport. Date: November 13, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

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 1982Lebanon War: Syrian Army Defeats Israeli Forces at Sultan Yacoub, June 10, 1982Fátima Procession Attack on Pope John Paul II…

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…

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 1982Air Florida Flight 90 Crashes into Potomac River, January 13, 1982HMS Sheffield…

Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War. Date: May 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bangladesh Coup Deposes President Abdus Sattar, Martial Law Imposed…