Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Becomes First Latin American UN Secretary-General, January 1, 1982

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 1982Jakarta Incident: British Airways Flight 009 Engine Failure,…

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 1982Times Beach Soil Sample Reveals 300x Safe Dioxin Levels,…

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…

NFL season: American football players in the National Football League begin a 57-day strike. Date: September 20, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Nagasaki Mudslide Destroys Bridge, Kills 299 – July 24, 1982Scott Fahlman…

World Airways Flight 30 overshoots the runway at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, and crashes into Boston Harbor. Two people are missing and presumed dead. Date: January 23, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…