Falklands War: Argentina Invades Falkland Islands April 2, 1982

Syzygy: All nine planets recognized at this time — Mercury to Pluto — align on the same side of the Sun. Date: March 10, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Times Beach Soil Sample…

The Intel 80286 is released, which introduced protected mode memory. The IBM PC/AT and its clones used this CPU. Date: February 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Aeroflot Flight 411 Crashes Near Moscow,…

Outside Santa Clarita, California, actor Vic Morrow and two children are killed when a helicopter crashes onto them while shooting a scene from Twilight Zone: The Movie. Date: July 23, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Guatemala's government, headed by Fernando Romeo Lucas García, is overthrown in a military coup by right-wing General Efraín Ríos Montt. Date: March 23, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19821982 Lebanon War Begins: Israeli…

Falklands War: A British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton leads to the Battle of San Carlos. Date: May 21, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Richard Skrenta Writes First PC Virus Code “Elk Cloner”…

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…