Date: August 27, 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 1982Space Shuttle Columbia Lands, Reagan Declares Shuttle Operational…
Sony and Phillips launch the compact disc in Japan; on the same day, Sony releases the model CDP-101 compact disc player, the first player of its kind. Date: October 1, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Spanish general election begins fourteen years of rule by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Date: October 28, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Twilight Zone: The Movie Helicopter Crash Kills Vic Morrow, Children…
Space Shuttle program: STS-3 mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Date: March 30, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Ray Mancini Defeats Duk Koo Kim…
The People's Armed Police is de facto founded; It is officially established 10 months later on April 5, 1983 Date: June 19, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Richard Skrenta Writes First PC Virus…
Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits. Date: June 7, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Falklands War: Argentina Invades Falkland Islands…