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The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide was the first major conference in the field of genocide studies, held in Tel Aviv on 20–24 June 1982. It was organized by…
The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide, the first major conference in genocide studies, opened despi
Vincent Jen Chin was an American draftsman of Chinese descent who was killed in a racially motivated assault by two white men, Chrysler plant supervisor Ronald Ebens and his stepso…
Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U
Three Iranian diplomats as well as a reporter for Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) were abducted in Lebanon on 4 July 1982. None of them have been seen since. The missing indivi…
Four Iranian diplomats were kidnapped after they were stopped at a checkpoint in northern Lebanon by Lebanese Phalange…
The Italy national football team has represented Italy in men's international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federa…
Italy defeated West Germany 3–1 to win their third FIFA World Cup title.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army, officially known as the Irish Republican Army and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to e…
Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing…
On July 23, 1982, a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter crashed at Indian Dunes in Valencia, California, during the making of Twilight Zone: The Movie. The crash killed actor Vic Morrow …
A helicopter crashed during the filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie in Valencia, California, killing actor Vic Morrow…
Elie Hobeika was a Lebanese militia commander in the Lebanese Forces militia during the Lebanese Civil War and one of Bachir Gemayel's close confidants. He became infamous for his …
A Lebanese militia under the direct command of Elie Hobeika carried out a massacre in the Palestinian refugee camp of…
Cheers is an American television sitcom, created by Glen Charles & Les Charles and James Burrows, aired on NBC for eleven seasons from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993. The show…
Cheers, an American television sitcom, debuted with its pilot episode on NBC.
The 1982–83 UEFA Cup was the 12th edition of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at the Heysel Stadium, Bru…
During a UEFA Cup match between Spartak Moscow and Haarlem, a large number of attendees trying to leave the Central…
Michael R. Harrison served as division chief in pediatric surgery at the Children's Hospital at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for over 20 years, where he estab…
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Mehmet Ali Ağca is a Turkish former hitman for Grey Wolves. On 1 February 1979, he murdered journalist Abdi İpekçi, known for his leftist views, and was imprisoned, but escaped. He…
Mehmet Ali Ağca attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St
The Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engined, four-seat, mid-wing electronic-warfare aircraft. Operated by both the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy betwee…
An EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 other
The Israeli Air Force operates as the aerial and space warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of I…
The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera
Golbaf is a city in, and the capital of, Golbaf District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Iran.
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The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government an…
US President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the…
The 1981 South African rugby tour polarised opinions and inspired widespread protests across New Zealand. The controversy also extended to the United States, where the South Africa…
The first game of the 1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States is held in Gisborne, New…
The Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily afternoon newspaper published in Washington, D.C., between 1852 and 1…
The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.
The IBM Personal Computer, often referred to as the IBM PC, is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the IBM PC compatible de facto standard. …
The IBM Personal Computer is released.
The Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant is located in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC). The total site area is 5.12 sq…
More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan
Robert Gerard Sands was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland. Sands helped to pl…
Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27
Propaganda Due was a Masonic lodge, founded in 1877, within the tradition of Continental Freemasonry and under the authority of Grand Orient of Italy. Its Masonic charter was withd…
The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicat
Transamerica Corporation is an American holding company for various life insurance companies and investment firms operating primarily in the United States, offering life and supple…
Transamerica Corporation agrees to sell United Artists to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $380 million after the box office fail
The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate. The National Assembly's legislators are know…
The Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France.
Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It als…
Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.