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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. 1982 January February March April May June July August September October November December This article is about the year 1982. For other uses, see 1982 (disambiguation). Clockwise from top-left: the Syrian Arab Army and the Defense Companies besiege the city of Hama, killing 350–400 ...
May 1 – A crowd of over 100,000 attends the first day of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fair is kicked off with an address by President Ronald Reagan. Over 11 million people attend the fair during its 6-month run. May 2 – The Weather Channel is begun in the U.S.
On the same day, 23-year-old Protestant Thomas Cunningham, a former member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, was shot to death by the Irish Republican Army while repairing a house in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. [91] The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was awarded to American author John Updike for his novel, Rabbit Is Rich. [29] [239]
John Bruton (until 9 March 1982) Ray MacSharry (from 9 March 1982 until 14 December 1982) Alan Dukes (from 14 December 1982) Chief Justice: Tom O'Higgins; Dáil: 22nd (until 27 January 1982) 23rd (from 9 March 1982 until 4 November 1982) 24th (from 14 December 1982) Seanad: 15th (until 16 April 1982) 16th (from 13 May 1982 until 21 December 1982)
May 2 is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1982 – Falklands War: ...
1982 in the United States by state or territory (55 C) 1982 events in the United States by month (12 C) 1982 disestablishments in the United States (39 C, 16 P)
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1961 – Geode prospectors near Olancha, California, discovered what they claimed to be a 500,000-year-old rock with a 1920s-era spark plug encased within (pictured). 2017 – Kim Jong-nam , the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un , was assassinated using VX nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.