Vietnam Veterans Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony in Washington, D.C. March 26, 1982

Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border. Date: November 14, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Air Florida Flight 90 Crashes…

The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, is opened to the general public. Date: August 2, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Operation Black Buck: RAF Attacks Argentine Air Force, May…

Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War. Date: May 4, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Priscilla Presley Opens…

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 📅…

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 1982Turkish Diplomat Atilla Altıkat Killed in Ottawa, Armenian Revenge Claim,…