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

"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…

Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. Date: June 27, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Barney Clark Receives First Permanent Artificial Heart…

Breakup of the Bell System: In the United States, AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions. Date: January 8, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Japan Air Lines Flight 350 Crash Near Haneda…

Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people. Date: June 28, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Hama Massacre: Syria Attacks Hama, February 2, 1982Ocean Ranger Sinks in Storm, Killing 84 Workers,…

Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War. Date: May 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Canada Act 1982 Receives Royal Assent, March 29, 1982Luzhniki…