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

Falklands War: A British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton leads to the Battle of San Carlos. Date: May 21, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982People’s Armed Police De Facto Founded June 19, 1982Soviet…

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 1982Times Beach Soil Sample Reveals 300x Safe Dioxin Levels, December 3, 1982NASA Space Shuttle…

Colonel Saye Zerbo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Colonel Gabriel Yoryan Somé. Date: November 7, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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 1982Multinational Force Lands in Beirut to Oversee PLO Withdrawal, August…

John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Date: June 21, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Pan Am Flight 759 Crash in…

Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons 🙂 and 🙁 on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system. Date: September 19, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Ray Mancini Defeats Duk Koo Kim in Las Vegas,…