Falklands War: HMS Coventry Sunk by Argentine Skyhawks, May 25, 1982

US Army General James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades. Date: January 28, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19821982 Lebanon War Begins: Israeli Invasion of…

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 1982Intel 80286 Released, Protected…

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…

Hama massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama. Date: February 2, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Falklands War: Argentina Invades Falkland Islands April 2, 1982AT&T Breaks Up Bell System, Divests…

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 1982Air Florida Flight 90 Crashes Into Potomac River, January 13, 1982Bijon Setu Massacre in Calcutta, India April 30,…

The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov, is shot on a London street; he survives but is left paralysed. Date: June 3, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 3 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19821982 Lebanon War Begins:…