Colonel Saye Zerbo Ousted in Upper Volta Coup November 7, 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…

Space Shuttle program: STS-3 mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Date: March 30, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Michael Jackson Releases Thriller, Best-Selling Album…

Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings: The Provisional IRA detonates two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and leading to the deaths of seven horses. Date: July 20, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day…

U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a war on drugs. Date: October 14, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Luzhniki Disaster: 66 Crushed at UEFA Cup Match, October 20, 1982EPCOT Center Opens at Walt Disney…

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 📅…