Spain Joins NATO During Cold War, May 30, 1982

Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence. Date: October 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982EPCOT Center Opens at Walt Disney World, Florida -…

World Airways Flight 30 overshoots the runway at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, and crashes into Boston Harbor. Two people are missing and presumed dead. Date: January 23, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

"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…

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 1982Salang Tunnel Fire Kills 150–2000 in…

The Argentine Corbeta Uruguay base on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War. Date: June 20, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Khorramshahr Liberation: Iran Recaptures…

Japan Air Lines Flight 350 crashes near Haneda Airport in an attempted pilot mass murder-suicide, killing 24 of the 174 people on board. Date: February 9, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Bangladesh Coup…