Date: August 21, 1982
Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticonsΒ π andΒ π on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system. Date: September 19, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 19 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bangladesh Coup Deposes President Abdus Sattar, Martial Law Imposed…
NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3. Date: March 22, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Multinational Force Lands in Beirut to Oversee PLO Withdrawal,…
Channel 4, the British free-to-air public broadcast television channel funded by its commercial activities, starts broadcasting. Date: November 2, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 2 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1982World Airways Flight 30 Crashes into Boston Harbor, January…
A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others. Date: August 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 11 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1982International Conference…
Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas. Kim's subsequent death (on November 18) leads to significant changes in the sport. Date: November 13, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 13 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day (Today) More…
Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during the Falklands War. Date: May 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 1 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1982International Conference on Holocaust and Armenian Genocide Opens in…