China Adopts Current Constitution December 4, 1982

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 📅…

Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa. Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim to be avenging the massacre of 1+1⁄2 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian genocide. Date: August 27, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 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 → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Space Shuttle Columbia STS-5 First Operational…

Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car produced there. Date: November 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅…

Lebanon War: The Syrian Arab Army defeats the Israeli Defense Forces in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub. Date: June 10, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Becomes First Latin American…

A nuclear disarmament rally and concert is held in New York City. Date: June 12, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Space Shuttle Columbia STS-5 First Operational Mission November 11, 1982Channel 4 Begins Broadcasting…