Space Shuttle Columbia STS-5 First Operational Mission November 11, 1982

A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others. Date: August 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Vietnam Veterans…

Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence. Date: October 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19821982 Lebanon War Begins: Israeli Invasion of Southern Lebanon…

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 1982Widerøe Flight 933 Crashes in Barents Sea, 15 Killed, March 11, 1982US…

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 1982Spanish General Election Begins Spanish Socialist…

Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom. Date: March 19, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Helsinki Metro Opens to the Public August 2, 1982Failed Assassination…

At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart. Date: December 2, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Priscilla Presley Opens Graceland to Public, Elvis Bathroom…