Vietnam Veterans Memorial Groundbreaking Ceremony in Washington, D.C. March 26, 1982

During a procession outside the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal, security guards overpower Juan María Fernández y Krohn before he can attack Pope John Paul II with a bayonet. Date: May 12, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 12 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅…

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 1982New York…

Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords. Date: April 25, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Ocean Ranger Sinks in Storm, Killing 84 Workers, February 15, 1982Israel Completes…

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 1982Colonel Saye Zerbo Ousted in Upper Volta Coup November 7, 1982Falklands War: Argentina Invades…

The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution. Date: December 4, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1982Alan Harry Goodman Dome of the Rock Mass Shooting April 11, 1982Falklands War: British Army Defeats…

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 1982NASA Space Shuttle Columbia STS-3 Launch at Kennedy Space Center March…