Date: July 6, 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 1982Aeroflot Flight 8641 Crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, Killing 132…
A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months. Date: July 8, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Pan Am Flight 759 Crash in…
Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner". Date: January 30, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bijon Setu…
The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide opens in Tel Aviv, despite attempts by the Turkish government to cancel it, as it included presentations on the Armenian genocide. Date: June 20, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day…
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 1982Operation Black Buck: RAF Attacks…
A nuclear disarmament rally and concert is held in New York City. Date: June 12, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bijon Setu Massacre in Calcutta, India April 30, 1982Ocean Ranger Sinks in Storm,…