Khorramshahr Liberation: Iran Recaptures Port City, May 24, 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…

1982 Lebanon War: The war begins as forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut. Date: June 6, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6 📅 Events on this day in 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 1982Intel 80286 Released, Protected Mode Memory for IBM…

Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral. 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 1982Spanish General Election Begins Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party Rule, October 28, 1982NFL Players…

The Intel 80286 is released, which introduced protected mode memory. The IBM PC/AT and its clones used this CPU. Date: February 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Jakarta Incident: British Airways Flight 009…