Intel 80286 Released, Protected Mode Memory for IBM PC/AT – February 1, 1982

NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3. Date: March 22, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Plan de Sánchez Massacre: 268 Guatemalan Campesinos Slain, July…

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 1982Ocean Ranger Sinks in Newfoundland Storm, 84 Killed – February 15, 1982Twilight Zone: The Movie Helicopter Crash Kills Vic Morrow,…

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 1982HMS Sheffield Sunk by…

Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. Date: April 2, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Guatemala Military Coup Overthrows Lucas García, Ríos Montt Takes Power March 23, 1982NASA Space Shuttle Columbia STS-3 Launch…

Breakup of the Bell System: In the United States, AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions. Date: January 8, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Charles Brooks Jr. First U.S. Lethal Injection Execution,…

1982 Lebanon War: The war begins as forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut. Date: June 6, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅…