Operation Black Buck: RAF Attacks Argentine Air Force, May 1, 1982

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 → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Richard Skrenta…

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 → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

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 → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Nine Planets Align on Same Side of Sun, March…

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 1982China Adopts Current Constitution December 4,…

Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car produced there. Date: November 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅…

VASP Flight 168 crashes in Pacatuba, Ceará, Brazil, killing 128 people. Date: June 8, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Senior Road Tower Collapse Kills Five Workers, Injures Three – December 7, 1982Fátima Procession…