Date: May 12, 1982
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…
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…
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 1982Ocean Ranger Sinks in Storm,…
Falklands War: the British Army defeats the Argentine Army at the Battle of Goose Green. Date: May 29, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Spain Joins NATO During Cold War, May 30, 1982World Airways…
Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas. Kim's subsequent death (on November 18) leads to significant changes in the sport. Date: November 13, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Phalange forces. Date: September 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on…