Falklands War: HMS Conqueror Sinks ARA General Belgrano, May 2, 1982

In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped. Date: July 19, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Salang Tunnel Fire Kills…

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 📅…

Falklands War: the British Army defeats the Argentine Army at the Battle of Goose Green. Date: May 29, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Channel 4 Begins Broadcasting in Britain November 2, 1982Lech Wałęsa…

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 1982Argentine Corbeta Uruguay Surrenders in Falklands…

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 1982Richard Skrenta Writes First PC Virus Code, Elk Cloner, January 30, 1982Khorramshahr…

The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982. Date: March 29, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…