Date: July 23, 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 β π Other events on June 7 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Rollie Fingers Becomes First Pitcher to…
Bangladeshi President Abdus Sattar is deposed in a bloodless coup led by Army Chief Lieutenant general Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who suspends the Constitution and imposes martial law. Date: March 24, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 24 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day (Today) More…
The United States Air Force Space Command is founded. Date: September 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 1 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Michael Jackson Releases Thriller, Best-Selling Album of All Time, November 29, 1982VASP Flight 168 Crashes in…
Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet, crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists. Date: January 13, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day…
"The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 009 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. Date: June 24, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 24 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This…
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral. Date: May 29, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 29 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1982John Hinckley Found Not Guilty by Insanity in Reagan Assassination Attempt June 21,…