Salang Tunnel Fire Kills 150–2000 in Afghanistan, November 3, 1982

Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano. Date: May 2, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Irish National Liberation Army Ballykelly Pub Bombing Kills 17 December 6,…

President-elect of Lebanon Bachir Gemayel is assassinated. Date: September 14, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Spain Joins NATO During Cold War, May 30, 1982Space Shuttle STS-3 Columbia Lands at White Sands, March 30,…

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 1982Spain Joins NATO During Cold War, May 30,…

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 1982Luzhniki Disaster: 66 Crushed at UEFA…

Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. Date: April 2, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bachir Gemayel Assassinated in Lebanon September 14, 1982International Conference on Holocaust and Armenian Genocide Opens in Tel Aviv,…