Date: December 7, 1982
Space Shuttle Columbia launches from the Kennedy Space Center on STS-5, the first operational mission of the Space Shuttle program. Date: November 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bachir Gemayel Assassinated in Lebanon…
Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground. Date: July 9, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Arizona Cult Shootout Leaves Dead…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day…
In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped. Date: July 19, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Lebanon War: Syrian Army…
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 1982Bangladesh Coup Deposes President Abdus Sattar, Martial Law Imposed March 24, 1982Falklands…
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 1982Alan Harry Goodman Dome of the Rock Shooting April 11, 1982Spain Joins NATO During Cold War, May 30, 1982Falklands War:…