Date: March 24, 1982
Hama massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama. Date: February 2, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982HMS Sheffield Sunk by Exocet in Falklands War, May 4, 1982Space Shuttle Columbia Final…
Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks. Date: May 25, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Operation Black Buck: RAF Attacks Argentine Air Force, May 1, 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 📅…
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,…
American-Israeli reservist Alan Harry Goodman carries out a mass shooting at the Dome of the Rock, killing two Palestinians and injuring at least seven others. Date: April 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1982South African Government Bombs ANC Headquarters in London, March…