EPCOT Center Opens at Walt Disney World, Florida – October 1, 1982

Fifteen people are killed when Widerøe Flight 933 crashes into the Barents Sea near Gamvik, Norway. Date: March 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Pan Am Flight 759 Crash in Kenner, Louisiana July…

"The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 009 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. Date: June 24, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This…

The People's Armed Police is de facto founded; It is officially established 10 months later on April 5, 1983 Date: June 19, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bijon Setu Massacre in Calcutta, India…

Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords. Date: April 25, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bijon Setu Massacre in Calcutta, India April 30, 1982Failed Assassination Attempt on…

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 1982NFL Players Begin 57-Day Strike -…

Soviet probe Venera 14 lands on Venus. Date: March 5, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Falklands War: HMS Conqueror Sinks ARA General Belgrano, May 2, 1982Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Becomes First Latin American…