Date: August 21, 1982
The South African government bombs the headquarters of the African National Congress in London. Date: March 14, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Honda Opens First U.S. Car Factory in Ohio, November 1, 1982Ronald…
A gunfight breaks out between police officers and members of a religious cult in Arizona. The shootout leaves two cultists dead and dozens of cultists and police officers injured. Date: October 23, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day…
Space Shuttle program: STS-3 mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Date: March 30, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Yuri Andropov Becomes Soviet Communist Party…
A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months. Date: July 8, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Falklands War: Argentine Forces Surrender in…
Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299. Date: July 24, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Israel Completes Sinai Withdrawal Under Camp David Accords, April 25, 1982Falklands…
Guatemala's government, headed by Fernando Romeo Lucas García, is overthrown in a military coup by right-wing General Efraín Ríos Montt. Date: March 23, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Space Shuttle Columbia Final R&D…