Falklands War: HMS Conqueror Sinks ARA General Belgrano, May 2, 1982
Date: May 2, 1982
Date: May 2, 1982
Cold War: Spain joins NATO. Date: May 30, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Ronald Reagan Proclaims War on Drugs, October 14, 1982Richard Skrenta Writes First PC Virus Code, Elk Cloner, January 30, 1982South…
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 1982Yuri Andropov Becomes Soviet Communist…
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 1982Rollie Fingers First Pitcher to Record…
A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months. Date: July 8, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Japan Air Lines Flight 350 Crash…
The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Phalange forces. Date: September 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on…
Space Shuttle Columbia launches from the Kennedy Space Center on STS-5, the first operational mission of the Space Shuttle program. Date: November 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Spain Joins NATO During Cold…