Falklands War: HMS Coventry Sunk by Argentine A-4 Skyhawks, May 25, 1982

Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War. Date: May 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Intel 80286 Released: Protected Mode Memory for IBM PC/AT,…

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…

The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution. Date: December 4, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Pope John Paul II First Pontiff to Visit Canterbury Cathedral, May 29, 1982Pan Am Flight 830…

Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time. Date: November 29, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 29 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Khorramshahr Liberation: Iran Recaptures Port City, May 24, 1982Japan Air Lines Flight 350 Crash…

The Intel 80286 is released, which introduced protected mode memory. The IBM PC/AT and its clones used this CPU. Date: February 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Vietnam Veterans Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony in…