01 Jan 1982
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30 Something stars Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig meet, later they marry
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01 Jan 1982
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Clemson wins the Orange Bowl for college football championship
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01 Jan 1982
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MTA launches a 5 year plan to upgrade the NYC subway system
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01 Jan 1982
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Pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland
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01 Jan 1982
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TA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul NYC subway system
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01 Jan 1982
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ITV franchise ATV gets replaced by Central |
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01 Jan 1982
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Peruvian Javier Pérez de Cuéllar becomes the first Latin American to hold the title of Secretary-General of the United Nations. |
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02 Jan 1982
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"Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 48 performances
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02 Jan 1982
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70th Australian Mens Tennis: Johan Kriek beats S Denton (62 76 67 64)
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02 Jan 1982
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Islanders start 23 undefeated home streak (21-0-2) 14 straight wins
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02 Jan 1982
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SD Chargers beat Miami Dolphins, 41-38 in 13:52 of OT
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04 Jan 1982
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ABC Direction Network (57 affiliates) and ABC Rock Network (40 affiliates) become the 5th and 6th ABC radio network
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04 Jan 1982
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Chris Wallace becomes co-anchor of the Today Show
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04 Jan 1982
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Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm
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05 Jan 1982
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Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation
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07 Jan 1982
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"Fame" premieres on NBC TV
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08 Jan 1982
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AT&T agrees to divest itself of 22 Bell System companies
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08 Jan 1982
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Johnny Cash Parkway opens in Hendersonville Tennessee
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08 Jan 1982
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Justice Department withdraws antitrust suit against IBM, pending since
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08 Jan 1982
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Breakup of the Bell System: AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions. |
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09 Jan 1982
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5.9 earthquake in New England and Canada; 1st since 1855
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10 Jan 1982
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Petra Schneider swims world record 1500 meter freestyle (15 43.31)
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10 Jan 1982
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10 Jan 1982
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Bengals beat Chargers in -59
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11 Jan 1982
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Honduras adopts constitution
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11 Jan 1982
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Atlanta GA's temperature goes below zero
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13 Jan 1982
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Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists. |
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13 Jan 1982
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Hank Aaron & Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame
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13 Jan 1982
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Air Florida 737 took off in a snowstorm, crashes into the 14th St Bridge in Washington, DC, & falls into the Potomac River, killing 78
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15 Jan 1982
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"Forbidden Broadway" by / with Gerard Alessandrini premieres in New York City
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17 Jan 1982
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"Cold Sunday": in numerous cities in the United States temperatures fall to their lowest levels in over 100 years. |
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19 Jan 1982
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Australia-West Indies one-day game that produced a Privy Council libel case
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19 Jan 1982
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Heater explodes at Star Elementary School-Oklahoma, kills 6 kids & teacher
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20 Jan 1982
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7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor, Kentucky
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20 Jan 1982
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Honduras constitution goes into effect
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20 Jan 1982
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Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament
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21 Jan 1982
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"Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City NY for 36 performances
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21 Jan 1982
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New York Islanders begin then NHL record 15 game winning streak
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22 Jan 1982
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75% of North America is covered by snow
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23 Jan 1982
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Urbe Blanca (cow) produces record 110 kg of milk, Cuba (approximate date)
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23 Jan 1982
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World Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2
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24 Jan 1982
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Super Bowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
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24 Jan 1982
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Super Bowl XVI: SF 49ers beat Cin Bengals, 26-21 in Pontiac, Michigan
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24 Jan 1982
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Super Bowl XVI San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21 in Pontiac MI; Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana, San Francisco, Quarterback
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25 Jan 1982
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9th American Music Award Kenny Rogers win
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26 Jan 1982
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Islanders score 4 goals within 1 38, 5 within 2 37 vs Penguins
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26 Jan 1982
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Mauno Koivisto elected President of Finland
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27 Jan 1982
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"Joseph & the Amazing Dreamcoat" opens at Royale NYC for 747 performances
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27 Jan 1982
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"Joseph & the Amazing Dreamcoat" opens at Royale New York City NY for 747 performances
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27 Jan 1982
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Mauno Koivisto installed as President of Finland
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27 Jan 1982
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Philadelphia trades Larry Bowa & Ryne Sandberg to Cubs for Ivan DeJesus
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27 Jan 1982
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Roberto S Cordova installed as President of Honduras
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27 Jan 1982
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West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup
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28 Jan 1982
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US Army general James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades. |
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28 Jan 1982
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US General Dozier freed from Red Brigade of Padua Italy
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28 Jan 1982
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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29 Jan 1982
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Old Dominion ends Los Angeles Tech's women's basketball record 54-game win streak
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29 Jan 1982
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Wayne Garland, baseball 1st millionaire free agent, waived by Indians
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30 Jan 1982
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Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner". |
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30 Jan 1982
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners
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31 Jan 1982
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12th AFC-NFC pro bowl, AFC wins 16-13
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31 Jan 1982
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10 Arabian oryx (extinct except in zoos) released in Oman
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31 Jan 1982
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12th NFL Pro Bowl AFC beats NFC 16-13
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31 Jan 1982
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32nd NBA All-Star Game East beats West 120-118 at New Jersey
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31 Jan 1982
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Gustafson skates world record 10 km (14 26.59)
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31 Jan 1982
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Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek
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31 Jan 1982
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US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
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01 Feb 1982
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"Late Night With David Letterman, " debuts on NBC-TV
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01 Feb 1982
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Senegal and the Gambia form a loose confederation known as Senegambia. |
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02 Feb 1982
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"Late Night with David Letterman" premieres on NBC
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02 Feb 1982
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Government troops and Moslem-fundamentalists battle in Hamah Syria
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02 Feb 1982
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San Diego beats Miami 41-38 in OT after blowing a 24-0 lead
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02 Feb 1982
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1982 Hama massacre: the government of Syria attacks the town of Hama. |
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03 Feb 1982
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Columbia Shuttle moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for STS-3 mission
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03 Feb 1982
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Greatest helicopter lift, 56,888 kg, Podmoscovnoe, USSR
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03 Feb 1982
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John Sharples of England finishes disco dancing 371 hours
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03 Feb 1982
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Porn star John Holmes ordered to stand trial for murder
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04 Feb 1982
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"Pump Boys & Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater NYC for 573 performances
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04 Feb 1982
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Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47m) Tacoma Washington
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04 Feb 1982
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Musical "Pump Boys & Dinettes, " premieres in New York City
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04 Feb 1982
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Suriname Premier Chin A Sen flees
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05 Feb 1982
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Chin A Sen ends term as President of Suriname
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05 Feb 1982
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DEA announces seizure of 3,192 tons of marijuana, 495 people
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05 Feb 1982
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Suriname President Chin A Sen resigns and flees to Neth
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06 Feb 1982
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"Centerfold" by J Geils Band hit #1 on pop chart
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07 Feb 1982
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
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07 Feb 1982
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Luis A Monge elected President of Costa Rica
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09 Feb 1982
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34th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-2 at Washington
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10 Feb 1982
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28 skiers perform backflips while holding hands, Bromont Qu
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11 Feb 1982
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Ozzie Smith for Garry Templeton trade finally goes through
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12 Feb 1982
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Wayne Gretzky scores 153rd point of season, tying NHL record
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12 Feb 1982
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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13 Feb 1982
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The Río Negro Massacre takes place in Guatemala. |
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13 Feb 1982
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Islander's Bryan Trottier scores 5 goals against the Flyers
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13 Feb 1982
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Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is on the charts for 402nd week
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14 Feb 1982
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Hollis Stacy wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
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14 Feb 1982
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"Night of 100 Stars" takes place at New York's Radio City Music Hall
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15 Feb 1982
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The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers. |
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15 Feb 1982
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Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), begins streak of 63 consecutive free throws
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15 Feb 1982
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Ocean Ranger oil-drilling platform lost off Newfoundland, 84 die
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16 Feb 1982
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Assembled STS-3 vehicle moves from Vandenberg AFB to launch pad
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16 Feb 1982
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Lee Majors & Farrah Fawcett Majors divorce
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16 Feb 1982
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Agatha Barbara elected as 1st female President of Malta
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17 Feb 1982
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Commencement of Sri Lanka's 1st Test Cricket match, vs England
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19 Feb 1982
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Sharie Langford, California, sets women's bowling series record of 853
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19 Feb 1982
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Hanneke Jelgersma (Jagersma?) installed as Netherlands' 1st Communist mayor
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20 Feb 1982
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New York Islanders wins then NHL record 15th straight game
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21 Feb 1982
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"Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 1604 performances
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21 Feb 1982
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"Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 36 performances
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21 Feb 1982
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Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic
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22 Feb 1982
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New York City Mayor Koch announces he will run for New York Governor (unsuccessful)
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23 Feb 1982
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Michael Frayn's "Noises Off" premieres in London
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24 Feb 1982
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Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92
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24 Feb 1982
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24th Grammy Awards Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy win
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25 Feb 1982
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Final episode of "The Lawrence Welk Show" airs
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25 Feb 1982
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Record speed for a snowmobile (239 kph)
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26 Feb 1982
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Test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs Australia Wellington, run out 9
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27 Feb 1982
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Dan Issel (NBA-Nuggets), hits on 63rd consecutive free throw
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27 Feb 1982
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Earl Anthony becomes 1st pro bowler to win more than $1 million
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27 Feb 1982
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Wayne Williams found guilty of murdering 2 of 28 blacks in Atlanta GA
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27 Feb 1982
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
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28 Feb 1982
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AT&T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day
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28 Feb 1982
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Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic
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28 Feb 1982
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FALN (PR Nationalist Group) bombs Wall Street
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01 Mar 1982
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5th Emmy Sports Award presentation
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02 Mar 1982
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60th hat trick in Islander history-Bryan Trottier
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02 Mar 1982
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Terror group "The Illuminated Path" frees 260 prisoners in Peru
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03 Mar 1982
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Senate begins debate on expulsion of Sen Harrison Williams (D-NJ)
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04 Mar 1982
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2nd double hat trick in Islander history-Bossy and D Potvin
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05 Mar 1982
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Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners
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05 Mar 1982
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Soviet probe Venera 14 landed on Venus. |
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06 Mar 1982
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NBA highest scoring game: San Antonio beat Milwaukee 171-166 (3 OT)
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06 Mar 1982
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Susan Birmingham makes loudest recorded human shout (120 dB)
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07 Mar 1982
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Beth Daniel wins LPGA American Express Sun City Golf Classic
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07 Mar 1982
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Jarmilla Kratochvilova run world record 400 m indoor (49.59 seconds)
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07 Mar 1982
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NCAA Tournament Selection televised live for 1st time
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10 Mar 1982
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President Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya
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10 Mar 1982
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Salim Malik scores 100 in 2nd inning of Test Cricket debut (v SL)
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10 Mar 1982
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Sygyzy: all 9 planets aligned on same side of Sun
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10 Mar 1982
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Travis Jackson & Happy Chandler elected to Hall of Fame
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11 Mar 1982
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Failed military coup under Rambocus/Hawker in Suriname
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11 Mar 1982
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Harrison Williams (Senator-Democrat-NJ) resigned rather than face expulsion
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11 Mar 1982
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Menachem Begin & Anwar Sadat sign peace treaty in Washington DC
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12 Mar 1982
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PLO chief Yassar Arafat appears on "Nightline"
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12 Mar 1982
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1st-class debut of Courtney Walsh, Jamaica vs Leeward Islands
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13 Mar 1982
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Elaine Zayak, lands 6 triple jumps to win world skating championship
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13 Mar 1982
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Ice Dance Championship at Copenhagen won by Torvill and Dean (GRB)
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13 Mar 1982
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Ice Pairs Championship at Copenhagen won by Baess and Thierbach (GDR)
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13 Mar 1982
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World Ice Dance Championship in Copenhagen won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain)
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13 Mar 1982
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World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Copenhagen won by Sabine Baess & Tassilo Thierbach (German Democratic Republic)
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13 Mar 1982
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World Ladies Figure Skate Championship in Copenhagen won by Elaine Zayak (USA)
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13 Mar 1982
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World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Copenhagen won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
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14 Mar 1982
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Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic
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14 Mar 1982
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Sidath Wettimuny scores Sri Lanka's 1st Test Cricket century
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15 Mar 1982
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Actress Theresa Saladana, stabbed repeatedly by obsessed fan
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15 Mar 1982
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KGB-AM in San Diego CA changes call letters to KCNN (now KPOP)
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15 Mar 1982
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Nicaragua suspends their citizens rights for 30 days
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17 Mar 1982
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4 Dutch TV crew members shot dead in El Salvador
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18 Mar 1982
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Singer Teddy Pendergrass' spinal cord severed in a car accident
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19 Mar 1982
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Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom. |
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19 Mar 1982
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National Guard jet tanker crashes killing 27
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20 Mar 1982
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1st-class debut of Richie Richardson, Leeward Islands vs Barbados
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20 Mar 1982
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France performs nuclear test
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20 Mar 1982
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Joan Jett & Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" goes #1 for 7 weeks
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20 Mar 1982
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Reverend A Treurnicht forms Conservative Party of South Africa
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21 Mar 1982
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"Little Johnny Jones" opens and closes at Alvin Theater, New York City
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21 Mar 1982
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Movie "Annie" premieres
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21 Mar 1982
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament
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21 Mar 1982
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"Little Johnny Jones" opens & closes at Alvin Theater NYC
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21 Mar 1982
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Jerry Pate celebrates golf win by jumping into the water hazard
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21 Mar 1982
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Movie "Annie" premieres
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22 Mar 1982
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NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3. |
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22 Mar 1982
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3rd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 3 launched
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22 Mar 1982
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Iran offensive against Iraq
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23 Mar 1982
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Guatemala's government, headed by Fernando Romeo Lucas García is overthrown in a military coup by right-wing General Efraín Ríos Montt. |
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23 Mar 1982
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Guatemala military coup under General Rios Montt, President Romeo Lucas flees
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23 Mar 1982
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Isle's Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick-4 goals
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24 Mar 1982
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US sub Jacksonville collides with a Turkish freighter near Virginia
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25 Mar 1982
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Wayne Gretzky becomes 1st NHL to score 200 points in a season
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26 Mar 1982
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Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder release "Ebony and Ivory" in the UK
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26 Mar 1982
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Soap opera "Capitol" premieres
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26 Mar 1982
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A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.. |
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26 Mar 1982
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Ground-breaking in Washington DC for Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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26 Mar 1982
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Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder release "Ebony & Ivory" in the UK
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26 Mar 1982
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Soap opera "Capitol" premieres
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27 Mar 1982
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"Best Little Whorehouse..." closes at 46th St. NYC after 1577 performances
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27 Mar 1982
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Imran takes 14-116 for cricket match vs Sri Lanka at Lahore
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27 Mar 1982
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Randy Holt sets Washington Capital record of 34 penalty minutes
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28 Mar 1982
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12th Easter Seal Telethon raises $19,500,000
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28 Mar 1982
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1st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Louisiana Tech beats Cheney 76-62
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28 Mar 1982
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Amy Alcott wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open
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28 Mar 1982
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JN Duartes christian-democrats win elections in El Salvador
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29 Mar 1982
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54th Academy Awards - "Chariots of Fire, " Henry Fonda and K Hepburn win
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29 Mar 1982
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The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982. |
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29 Mar 1982
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2nd Golden Raspberry Awards: Mommie Dearest wins
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29 Mar 1982
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44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Georgetown 63-62
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29 Mar 1982
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54th Academy Awards: "Chariots of Fire", Henry Fonda & Katharine Hepburn win
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29 Mar 1982
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Delhi 707 beat Karnataka 705 on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy
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30 Mar 1982
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3rd space shuttle mission-Columbia 3 lands at White Sands, New Mexico
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30 Mar 1982
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Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. |
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30 Mar 1982
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John Pielmeier's "Agnes of God" premieres in New York NY
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31 Mar 1982
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Arkas tanker at Montz LA, spills 1.47 million gallons of oil
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31 Mar 1982
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Rock group Doobie Brothers split up
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01 Apr 1982
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Anguilla (dependent territory of the UK) adopts constitution
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02 Apr 1982
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Argentina seizes Malvinas (Falklands) Islands
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02 Apr 1982
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Several thousand Argentine troops seized disputed Falkland Islands
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02 Apr 1982
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Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. |
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03 Apr 1982
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Buffalo Sabre Gil Perrault scores his 1,000th NHL point
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03 Apr 1982
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UN Security Council demanded Argentina withdraw from Falkland Islands
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04 Apr 1982
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11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little
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05 Apr 1982
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British fleet sails to Falkland Islands
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05 Apr 1982
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Lord Carrington, British Foreign Secretary resigns due to Falkland Islands war
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06 Apr 1982
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Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands
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06 Apr 1982
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Largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in Minn - 52,279
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06 Apr 1982
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Estonian Communist Party bureau declares "fight against bourgeois TV"—meaning Finnish TV—a top priority of the propagandists of Estonian SSR |
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07 Apr 1982
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Iran Minister of Foreign Affairs Ghotbzadeh arrested
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08 Apr 1982
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Penguins 2-Isles 4-Preliminary-Isles hold 2-0 lead
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08 Apr 1982
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Tracy Caulkins, 19, wins her 36th US swimming title
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09 Apr 1982
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LA Lakers block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record
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10 Apr 1982
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Penguins 2-Isles 1 (OT) - Preliminary - Isles hold 2-1 lead
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10 Apr 1982
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Los Angeles Kings losing 5-0 to Edmonton Oilers in the 3rd period, win in OT 6-5
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10 Apr 1982
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Pittsburgh Penguins 2-New York Islanders 1 (OT) - Preliminary - Islanders hold 2-1 lead
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11 Apr 1982
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Penguins 5-Isles 2-Preliminary-Series tied at 2-2
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11 Apr 1982
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Pittsburgh Penguins 5-New York Islanders 2-Preliminary-Series tied at 2-2
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11 Apr 1982
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46th Golf Masters Championship Craig Stadler wins, shooting a 284
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12 Apr 1982
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3 CBS employees shot to death in NYC parking lot
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13 Apr 1982
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Penguins 3-Isles 4 (OT) - Preliminary-Isles win series (3-2)
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13 Apr 1982
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Pittsburgh Penguins 3-New York Islanders 4 (OT)-Preliminary-Islanders win series (3-2)
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15 Apr 1982
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Apollo Computer announces DN400, DN420, & landscape display
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16 Apr 1982
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Queen Elizabeth proclaims Canada's new constitution
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17 Apr 1982
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Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada. |
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17 Apr 1982
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Canada adopts its constitution
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17 Apr 1982
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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18 Apr 1982
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Canada Constitution Act replaces British North America Act
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18 Apr 1982
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Atlanta Braves win record 11th straight opening game (beat Houston Astros)
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18 Apr 1982
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International
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18 Apr 1982
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Zimbabwe capital Salisbury renamed Harare
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19 Apr 1982
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Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery
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19 Apr 1982
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Sally Ride announced as 1st woman astronaut
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19 Apr 1982
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USSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit
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19 Apr 1982
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11th Boston Women's Marathon won by Charlotte Teske of Germany in 2:29:33
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19 Apr 1982
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86th Boston Marathon won by Alberto Salazar of Oregon in 2:08:51
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19 Apr 1982
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Guinon Bluford announced as 1st black astronaut
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20 Apr 1982
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Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season
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21 Apr 1982
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Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves. |
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21 Apr 1982
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Atlanta Braves win their 13th straight game
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21 Apr 1982
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Dutch Queen Beatrice addresses US Congress
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22 Apr 1982
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Launch of STS-3-Lousma and Fullerton [03 / 23]
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22 Apr 1982
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Atlanta Braves lose after winning 1st 13 games of season
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24 Apr 1982
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Cards win 12th game in a row; 7-4 over Phillies
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24 Apr 1982
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150 Khomeini followers assault student dormitory in West Germany
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24 Apr 1982
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St Louis Cardinals win 12th game in a row; 7-4 over Philadelphia Phillies
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25 Apr 1982
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Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords. |
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25 Apr 1982
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In accordance with Camp David, Israel completes Sinai withdrawal
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25 Apr 1982
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Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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25 Apr 1982
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Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orlando Lady Golf Classic
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25 Apr 1982
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Yankees fire manager Bob Lemon & replaces him with Gene Michael
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26 Apr 1982
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Fifty-seven people are killed by former police officer Woo Bum-kon in a shooting spree in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. |
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26 Apr 1982
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Argentina surrenders to Britain on South Georgia near Falkland Island
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26 Apr 1982
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Rod Stewart is mugged, the gunman steals his $50,000 Porsche
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26 Apr 1982
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CBS radio begins youth oriented broadcast Radio Radio
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26 Apr 1982
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Gene Michael becomes New York Yankee manager for 2nd time
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27 Apr 1982
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Nordiques 1-Isles 4 - Semifinals - Isles hold 1-0 lead
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27 Apr 1982
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Qu
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27 Apr 1982
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Trial of John W Hinckley Jr, attempted assassin of President Ronald Reagan, begins
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29 Apr 1982
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Nordiques 2 - Isles 5 - Semifinals - Isles hold 2-0 lead
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29 Apr 1982
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Qu
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29 Apr 1982
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17th Academy of Country Music Awards Alabama, Barbara Mandrell win
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29 Apr 1982
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Alfredo Magana elected President of El Salvador
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30 Apr 1982
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The Bijon Setu massacre occurs in Calcutta. |
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30 Apr 1982
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Alvaro Magana chosen to succeed Jose N Duarte as President of El Salvador
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30 Apr 1982
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Atlanta Braves win record 12th straight from beginning of season
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30 Apr 1982
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Iranian offensive in Khusistan
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01 May 1982
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108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Gato Del Sol wins in 2:02.4
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01 May 1982
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Nordiques 4 - Isles 5 (OT) - Semifinals - Isles hold 3-0 lead
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01 May 1982
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Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during Falklands War. |
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01 May 1982
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The 1982 World's Fair opens in Knoxville, Tennessee. |
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02 May 1982
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event
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Beth Daniel wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
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02 May 1982
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Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men
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02 May 1982
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Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano. |
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03 May 1982
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President Reagan begins 5 minute weekly radio broadcasts
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04 May 1982
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British torpedo boat Sheffield off Falkland hit by Exocet rocket
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04 May 1982
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Nordiques 2 - Isles 4 - Semifinals - Isles win series 4-0
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04 May 1982
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Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War. |
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06 May 1982
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Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games
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07 May 1982
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"Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore NYC for 12 performances
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07 May 1982
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Federal jury rules NFL violates antitrust laws in preventing
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07 May 1982
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event
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IBM releases PC-DOS version 1.1
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07 May 1982
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event
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Oakland Raiders to move to Los Angeles
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08 May 1982
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event
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Canucks 5-Isles 6 (OT) - Stanley Cup - Isles hold 1-0 lead
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09 May 1982
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event
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"9" opens at 46th St. Theater NYC for 739 performances
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09 May 1982
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event
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Sally Little wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
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10 May 1982
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event
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WABC-NYC plays its last record (John Lennon's Imagine) and joins ABC's All Talk radio network
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11 May 1982
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Canucks 4-Isles 6-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 2-0 lead
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12 May 1982
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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. Krohn, an ultraconservative Spanish priest opposed to the Vatican II reforms, believed that the Pope had to be killed for being an "agent of Moscow". |
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12 May 1982
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event
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FC Barcelona wins 22nd Europe Cup II
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12 May 1982
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In Fatima Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped prior to his attempt to attack Pope John Paul II
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12 May 1982
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event
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Pulitzer prize awarded to John Updike (Rabbit is Rich)
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12 May 1982
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event
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US Football League forms
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13 May 1982
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event
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Canucks 0-Isles 3-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 3-0 lead
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13 May 1982
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event
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Braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy
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13 May 1982
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event
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Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th (beat Astros)
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13 May 1982
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event
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Soyuz T-5 is launched-Berezovoi & Lebedev for 211 days in space
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13 May 1982
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event
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Terri Lea Utley, (20), from Arkansas, crowned 31st Miss USA
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14 May 1982
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event
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Guinea adopts constitution
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15 May 1982
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event
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108th Preakness: 16-year-old Jack Kaenel aboard Aloma's Ruler wins in 1:55.4
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16 May 1982
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event
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"Barnum" closes at St. James Theater NYC after 854 performances
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16 May 1982
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event
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"Is There Life after High School?" closes at Barrymore after 12 performances
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16 May 1982
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event
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Stanley Cup: New York Islanders sweep Vancouver Canucks in 4 games
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16 May 1982
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event
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Columbia moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating in preparation for STS-4
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16 May 1982
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event
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament
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16 May 1982
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event
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Salvador Jorge Blanco wins presidential election in Dominican Republic
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18 May 1982
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event
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Detroit Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive homeruns
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18 May 1982
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event
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Unification Church founder Reverend Sun Myung Moon convicted of tax evasion
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19 May 1982
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event
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IFK G
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19 May 1982
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event
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Sophia Loren jailed in Naples for tax evasion
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21 May 1982
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Falklands War: A British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton leads to the Battle of San Carlos. |
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21 May 1982
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event
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British troops lands on Falkland Islands
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23 May 1982
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event
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Pope John Paul II declares "Peerke" Donders divine
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23 May 1982
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event
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BBC warns Britain will bomb Argentina
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23 May 1982
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event
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Cathy Morse wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Classic
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23 May 1982
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event
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Colin Wilson rides a surfboard 294 miles
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24 May 1982
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event
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Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War. |
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25 May 1982
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event
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HMS Coventry is sunk during the Falklands War. |
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25 May 1982
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event
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Ferguson Jenkins becomes the 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters
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25 May 1982
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event
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Iranian troops reconquer Khorramshar
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25 May 1982
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event
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STS-4 vehicle moves to launch pad
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26 May 1982
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event
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Aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam
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26 May 1982
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event
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British ship Atlantic Conveyor & Coventry were hit in Falkland war
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27 May 1982
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event
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"Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." opens at Alvin NYC for 5 performances
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27 May 1982
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event
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"Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" opens at Alvin NYC for 5 performances
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27 May 1982
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event
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John McMullen buys NHL Colorodo Rockies & gets approval to move to New Jersey
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28 May 1982
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event
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Leonard Maltin's 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight
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28 May 1982
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event
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Pope John Paul II is 1st pope to visit Great Britain
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29 May 1982
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event
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"I Know What Boys Like, " by The Waitresses hits #62
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29 May 1982
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event
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Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral. |
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29 May 1982
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event
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Falklands War: British forces defeat the Argentines at the Battle of Goose Green. |
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29 May 1982
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event
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1st papal visit to Britain since 1531
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29 May 1982
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event
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Pentagon plans 1st strategy to fight a nuclear war
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30 May 1982
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event
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"Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." closes at Alvin NYC after 5 performances
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30 May 1982
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event
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"Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" closes at Alvin NYC after 5 performances
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30 May 1982
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event
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Closest Indianapolis 500, Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds
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30 May 1982
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event
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Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
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30 May 1982
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event
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Spain becomes 16th member of NATO
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31 May 1982
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event
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"Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" opens at Eugene O'Neill NYC for 63 performances
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01 Jun 1982
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event
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Rickey Henderson is fastest to reach 50 stolen bases in a year
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02 Jun 1982
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event
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"Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 53 performances
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03 Jun 1982
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event
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55th National Spelling Bee: Molly Dieveney wins spelling psoriasis
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03 Jun 1982
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event
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Israeli ambassador Shlomo Argov seriously wounded by Palestinians
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03 Jun 1982
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event
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The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov, is shot on a London street. He survives but is permanently paralysed. |
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04 Jun 1982
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event
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"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, " released in USA
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04 Jun 1982
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event
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Israel attacks targets in south Lebanon
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05 Jun 1982
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event
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114th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Conquistador Cielo wins in 2:28
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05 Jun 1982
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event
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52nd French Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Andrea Jaeger (76 61)
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05 Jun 1982
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event
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Waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle
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06 Jun 1982
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event
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30,000 Israeli troops invade Lebanon to drive out PLO
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06 Jun 1982
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event
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36th Tony Awards: Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and Nine win
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06 Jun 1982
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event
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52nd French Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats G Vilas (16 76 60 64)
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06 Jun 1982
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event
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Bernard Glassman, installed as abbot of Zen Center of New York
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06 Jun 1982
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event
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The 1982 Lebanon War begins. Forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut. |
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06 Jun 1982
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event
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A British Army Air Corps Gazelle helicopter is destroyed in a friendly fire incident, resulting in the loss of four lives. |
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07 Jun 1982
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event
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16th Music City News Country Awards: Barbara Mandrell
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07 Jun 1982
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event
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LA Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games
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07 Jun 1982
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event
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New York Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell and Randy Myers
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07 Jun 1982
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event
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President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth
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07 Jun 1982
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event
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Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000th consecutive game and goes 0-for-4
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07 Jun 1982
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event
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Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier was kept off-limits. |
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08 Jun 1982
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event
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36th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
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08 Jun 1982
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event
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Brazilian B-727 flight crashes into mountain; 135 die
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08 Jun 1982
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event
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Emmy 9th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 3rd time
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08 Jun 1982
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event
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Reagan addresses joint session of British Parliament
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08 Jun 1982
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event
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Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: 56 British servicemen are killed by an Argentine air attack on two landing ships, RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram. |
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09 Jun 1982
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event
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General Efrain Rios Montt declares himself President of Guatemala
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09 Jun 1982
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event
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Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley
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10 Jun 1982
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event
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"Taxi, " last airs on ABC, moves to NBC in the fall
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10 Jun 1982
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event
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Battle of Sultan Yakoub - 3 IDF members captured
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10 Jun 1982
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event
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John N McMahon replaces Bobby R Inman becomes Deputy Director of CIA
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10 Jun 1982
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event
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Israeli troops reach outskirts of Beirut
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11 Jun 1982
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event
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Larry Holmes TKOs Gerry Cooney in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
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11 Jun 1982
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event
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Movie "ET the Extra-Terrestrial" released (highest grossing film)
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11 Jun 1982
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event
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Pope John Paul II visits Argentina
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11 Jun 1982
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event
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The Sentosa Musical Fountain was officially opened as part of the second phase of construction on the island of Sentosa, Singapore. |
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11 Jun 1982
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event
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Israel & Syria stop fighting in Lebanon
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11 Jun 1982
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event
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Larry Holmes defeats Gerry Cooney, retains WBC heavyweight crown
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12 Jun 1982
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event
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750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators, rally in Central Park, New York City
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12 Jun 1982
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event
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Battle of Mount Longdon Falkland Islands
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12 Jun 1982
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event
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Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform in Rotterdam
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13 Jun 1982
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event
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28th LPGA Championship won by Jan Stephenson
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13 Jun 1982
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event
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Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid. |
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13 Jun 1982
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event
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Riccardo Paletti, was killed when he crashed on the start grid for the Canadian Grand Prix |
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13 Jun 1982
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event
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Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia when King Khalid dies at 69
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14 Jun 1982
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event
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Argentina surrenders to Britain on Falkland Islands, ends 74-day conflict
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14 Jun 1982
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event
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Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces. |
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15 Jun 1982
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event
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Supreme Court rules all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to a public education
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15 Jun 1982
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event
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Riots in Argentina after Falklands/Malvinas defeat
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16 Jun 1982
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event
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Britain requests Argentina arrange for return of prisoners
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17 Jun 1982
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event
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President Reagan 1st UN General Assembly address ("evil empire" speech)
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17 Jun 1982
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event
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Pres Reagan 1st UN Gen Assembly address ("evil empire" speech)
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17 Jun 1982
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event
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President Galtieri resigns after leading Argentina to defeat
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18 Jun 1982
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event
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended by Senate by 85-8 vote
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19 Jun 1982
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event
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In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped. |
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19 Jun 1982
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event
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The body of "God's Banker", Roberto Calvi, is found hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London. |
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20 Jun 1982
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event
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82nd US Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 282 at Pebble Beach GL, California
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20 Jun 1982
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event
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Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin arrives in Washington
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20 Jun 1982
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event
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Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
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20 Jun 1982
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event
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Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz)
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20 Jun 1982
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event
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The Argentine base Corbeta Uruguay on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War. |
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21 Jun 1982
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event
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John Hinckley found not guilty of 1981 attempted assassination of President Reagan by reason of insanity
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21 Jun 1982
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event
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Paul McCartney releases "Take it Away"
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21 Jun 1982
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event
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Washington DC jury finds John Hinckley Jr innocent by insanity
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21 Jun 1982
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event
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John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. |
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21 Jun 1982
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event
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Paul McCartney releases "Take it Away"
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22 Jun 1982
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event
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Pete Rose gets his 3,772nd hit, moves past Aaron into 2nd place
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22 Jun 1982
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event
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Manhattan institutes bus-only lanes
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22 Jun 1982
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event
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Prince Chuck & Lady Di take Prince William home from hospital
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23 Jun 1982
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event
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Intelligence Identities Protection Act (Public Law 97-200)
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23 Jun 1982
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event
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Mary Hart joins Entertainment Tonight
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23 Jun 1982
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event
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Chinese American Vincent Chin dies in a coma after being beaten in Highland Park, Michigan on June 19, by two auto workers who had mistaken him for Japanese and who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies. |
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23 Jun 1982
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event
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23 Jun 1982
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event
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Himmy, of Australia, weighs in at domestic cat record 20.7 kg (45 lb)
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24 Jun 1982
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event
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Soyuz T-6 Launch (USSR)
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24 Jun 1982
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event
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"The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. |
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24 Jun 1982
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event
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Equal Rights Amendment goes down to defeat
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24 Jun 1982
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event
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Jean-Loup Chretien, 1st spacionaut, 2 others, lift off (Soyuz T-16)
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25 Jun 1982
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event
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San Francisco holds its 1st County Fair
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25 Jun 1982
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event
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Greece abolishes the head shaving of recruits in the military. |
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25 Jun 1982
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event
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Porn star John Holmes acquitted on murder charges
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25 Jun 1982
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event
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Sec of State Alexander Haig Jr resigns, replaced by Schultz
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25 Jun 1982
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event
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SF holds its 1st County Fair
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26 Jun 1982
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event
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Carlos Lopes runs Europe record 10k (27:34.39)
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26 Jun 1982
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event
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US vetos UN Security Council resolution for a limited withdrawal from Beirut of Israeli and Palestine Liberation Organization forces
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26 Jun 1982
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event
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A Gilmore & P Kilmartin discovers asteroid #3521
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26 Jun 1982
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event
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Marie Osmond marries Steve Craig
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26 Jun 1982
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event
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US vetos UN Security Council resolution for a limited withdrawal
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27 Jun 1982
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event
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"Play Me a Country Song" opens and closes at Virginia Theater, New York City
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27 Jun 1982
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event
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
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27 Jun 1982
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event
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STS-4 Launch (Columbia)
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27 Jun 1982
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event
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Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. |
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27 Jun 1982
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event
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4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 launched
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28 Jun 1982
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event
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Prince Chuck and Lady Di name their baby "William"
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28 Jun 1982
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event
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Prince Chuck & Lady Di name their baby "William"
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29 Jun 1982
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended
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30 Jun 1982
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"Lena Horne: Lady, Music" closes at Nederlander NYC after 333 performances
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30 Jun 1982
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New Jersey NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting, runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders and Americans
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30 Jun 1982
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Federal Equal Rights Amendment fails 3 states short of ratification
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30 Jun 1982
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Orbiter Challenger (OV-099) rolled out at Palmdale
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01 Jul 1982
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2,100 Unification church couples wed in New York City
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01 Jul 1982
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ABC national music radio network scheduled premiere (never happened)
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01 Jul 1982
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Challenger moves overland to Dryden
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01 Jul 1982
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General Reynaldo Bignone sworn in as President of Argentina
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01 Jul 1982
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Kosmos 1383, 1st search and rescue satellite, launched
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02 Jul 1982
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Soyuz T-6 returns to Earth
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03 Jul 1982
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89th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (61 36 62)
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04 Jul 1982
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10th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Sandra Haynie
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04 Jul 1982
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4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB
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04 Jul 1982
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96th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Connors beats J McEnroe (36 63 67 76 64)
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04 Jul 1982
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Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado elected President of Mexico
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04 Jul 1982
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Yankees bat out of order against Indians in 1st inning
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04 Jul 1982
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Four Iranian diplomats are abducted by Lebanese militia in Lebanon. |
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05 Jul 1982
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Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas
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05 Jul 1982
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ICC Trophy record p / ship, 257 Schoonheim / Liffman, Hol vs. Malay
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07 Jul 1982
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David Moorcroft of the UK sets record for 5000 m, 13:00.41
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07 Jul 1982
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Steve Scott of US runs mile in a record 3:47.69
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08 Jul 1982
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"7 Brides for 7 Brothers" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 5 performances
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08 Jul 1982
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Billy Martin records his 1,000th career win as a manager
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08 Jul 1982
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Porn star John Homes convicted of receiving stolen property
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08 Jul 1982
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Assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Dujail. |
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09 Jul 1982
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Botham scores 208 in 225 balls, England vs. India at The Oval
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09 Jul 1982
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Margaret Thatcher begins her 2nd term as British Prime Minister
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09 Jul 1982
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Pan Am Boeing 727 crashes in Kenner La, killing 153
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10 Jul 1982
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Rangers Larry Parrish hits his 3rd grand slam of the week
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10 Jul 1982
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Samuel Morses "Gallery of the Louvre" sells for $3,250,000
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10 Jul 1982
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Zimbabwe beats Bermuda by 5 wickets to win ICC Trophy
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10 Jul 1982
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Miguel Vasquez makes 1st public quadruple somersault on trapeze
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11 Jul 1982
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"7 Brides for 7 Brothers" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 5 performances
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11 Jul 1982
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3rd US Seniors Golf Open: Miller Barber
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11 Jul 1982
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Hollis Stacy wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic
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11 Jul 1982
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Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for soccer's 12th World Cup in Madrid
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12 Jul 1982
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Britain announces it is returning 593 Argentine POWs
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12 Jul 1982
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FEMA promises survivors of a nuclear war will get their mail
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13 Jul 1982
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53rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-1 at Olympic Stadium, Montreal
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13 Jul 1982
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All star MVP: Dave Conception (Cin Reds)
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13 Jul 1982
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Train crash at Aalter Belgium, 5 killed
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13 Jul 1982
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NL scores 4-1 victory over AL for 11th straight All-Star triumph
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15 Jul 1982
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Senate confirms George Shultz as 60th Secretary of State by vote of 97-0
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15 Jul 1982
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Body of Wendy Caulfield, 1st Green River victim, found near Seattle
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15 Jul 1982
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Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas
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16 Jul 1982
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George P Shultz sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs
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16 Jul 1982
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Sun Myung Moon sentenced to 18 months for tax fraud
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16 Jul 1982
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NASA launches Landsat 4 to thematic map the Earth
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18 Jul 1982
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event
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"Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 53 performances
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18 Jul 1982
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event
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111th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 284 at Royal Troon
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18 Jul 1982
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event
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Sally Little wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic
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18 Jul 1982
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Two hundred sixty-eight campesinos ("peasants" or "country people") are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre in Ríos Montt's Guatemala. |
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19 Jul 1982
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1st annual Cracker Jack Oldtimers Classic 75-year-old Luke Appling hits a 250-foot HR off Warren Spahn, AL beats NL 7-2
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19 Jul 1982
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Bolivian government resigns
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19 Jul 1982
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David S Dodge becomes the 1st American hostage in Lebanon
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20 Jul 1982
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IRA bomb attacks in London
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20 Jul 1982
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T Macauly and D Vosburghs musical "Windy City, " premieres in London
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20 Jul 1982
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Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings: The Provisional IRA detonates two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in central London, killing eight soldiers, wounding forty-seven people, and leading to the deaths of seven horses. |
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20 Jul 1982
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Bombs planted by Irish Republican Army explode in 2 London parks
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22 Jul 1982
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Biggest mass wedding, Rev Sun Myung Moon weds 2,200 couples in New York City
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22 Jul 1982
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Academic Text Processing Service established in Seattle
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23 Jul 1982
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FCC approves AM stereo radio, KTSA San Antonio goes stereo
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23 Jul 1982
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International Whaling Comn votes for total ban on coml whaling (starting 1985)
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23 Jul 1982
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The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial whaling by 1985-86. |
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24 Jul 1982
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KHJ (LA) and KFRC (San Francisco) become 2nd and 3rd stereo AM stations
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24 Jul 1982
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Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299. |
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24 Jul 1982
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E Bowell discovers asteroid #2763 Jeans
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25 Jul 1982
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20th Tennis Federation Cup: USA beats Germany in Santa Clara USA (3-0)
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26 Jul 1982
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Karen Dianne Baldwin, 18, of Canada, crowned 31st Miss Universe
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26 Jul 1982
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Canada's Anik D1 Comsat launched by US Delta rocket
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27 Jul 1982
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Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi 1st visit to US in almost 11 years
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29 Jul 1982
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Andy Taylor of rock group Duran Duran weds Tracie Wilson
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30 Jul 1982
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Atlanta Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa to make room for more seats
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31 Jul 1982
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46 kids and 7 adults die as 2 buses and several cars collide in France
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31 Jul 1982
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Car / bus collision near Beaune, France, 53 die
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31 Jul 1982
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Finland, Italy, Germany, Austria and France form American European Football Federation (AEFF)
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01 Aug 1982
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event
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Beth Daniel wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic
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01 Aug 1982
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event
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Greg Louganis, US becomes 1st diver to score 700 (752.67) in 11 dives
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01 Aug 1982
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event
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H Aaron, F Robinson, T Jackson, and H Chandler inducted in Hall of Fame
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01 Aug 1982
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event
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Heavy Israeli air bombardment on Beirut
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01 Aug 1982
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event
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Petra Schneider swims world record 400m medley (4:36.10)
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03 Aug 1982
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event
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Clyde King replaces Gene Michaels as New York Yankee manager
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04 Aug 1982
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event
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New York Met Joel Youngblood singles in Chicago day game, he is traded, then singles for Expos in Philadelphia night game
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05 Aug 1982
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event
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Stephabue Hix, of Alabama, 18, crowned Miss National Teen-Ager
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06 Aug 1982
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event
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California Doug DeCinces hits 3 HRs again in game (did it 5 days ago also)
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06 Aug 1982
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event
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WQXI (Atlanta) is 1st to use Harris Corp AM stereo system
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08 Aug 1982
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event
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64th PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 272 at Southern Hills Tulsa
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08 Aug 1982
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event
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Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic
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11 Aug 1982
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event
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Twins Terry Felton loses and runs career to 0-14 (en route to 0-16)
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11 Aug 1982
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A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one teenager and injuring 15 passengers. |
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12 Aug 1982
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Heavy Israeli bombardement of Beirut
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12 Aug 1982
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Mexico announces that it is unable to pay its enormous external debt, marking the beginning of a debt crisis that spreads to all of Latin America and the Third World. |
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14 Aug 1982
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event
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Atlanta snaps an 11-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over Padres
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14 Aug 1982
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event
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Iran "Ramadan-offensive" in Iraq
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14 Aug 1982
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event
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Pete Rose (Phillies) 12,365 at bat sets record (passes Aaron)
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15 Aug 1982
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event
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Beth Daniel wins LPGA WUI Golf Classic
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15 Aug 1982
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event
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Equatorial Guinea adopts constitution
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17 Aug 1982
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event
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LA Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 6-5, in 21 innings (game completed 8/18)
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17 Aug 1982
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event
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South Bend, Ind jury acquits self-avowed racist Joseph Paul Franklin
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18 Aug 1982
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event
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Longest baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago IL, ends after 22 innings - before LA Dodgers beat Cubs 2-1 (game started August 17th)
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18 Aug 1982
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NYSE sets trading record of 132,690,000 shares traded
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18 Aug 1982
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1st time NYSE tops 100 M figure, 132.69 M shares traded
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18 Aug 1982
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event
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LA Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 6-5, in 21 innings (game started 8/17)
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18 Aug 1982
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event
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Pete Rose sets record with his 13,941st plate appearance
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19 Aug 1982
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event
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Renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 sec
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19 Aug 1982
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event
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Soyuz T-7 launched, Svetlana Savtiskaya 2nd woman in space
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20 Aug 1982
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event
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Don Lever becomes 1st captain of New Jersey Devils
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20 Aug 1982
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US marines land in Beirut Lebanon
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20 Aug 1982
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event
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Don Lever becomes the 1st captain of the NJ Devils
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21 Aug 1982
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event
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Palestinian terrorists are dispersed from Beirut
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21 Aug 1982
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event
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Rollie Fingers (Brewers) becomes 1st pitcher to get save #300
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22 Aug 1982
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event
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Israeli General Ariel Sharon urges Palestinians to discuss peace
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22 Aug 1982
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event
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Gen Ariel Sharon urges Palestinians to discuss peaceful coexistence
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23 Aug 1982
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event
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Lebanese falangist leader Bechir Gemayel elected as President
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23 Aug 1982
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event
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Seattle Mariner pitcher Gaylord Perry ejected for throwing a spitter
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26 Aug 1982
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event
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NASA launches Telesat-F
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27 Aug 1982
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event
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Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season breaks Lou Brock's mark
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27 Aug 1982
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event
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Soyuz T-7 returns to Earth
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28 Aug 1982
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event
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"Sugar Babies" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 1208 performances
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29 Aug 1982
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event
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George Brett gets his 1,500th hit
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29 Aug 1982
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event
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA Henredon Golf Classic
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29 Aug 1982
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event
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The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany. |
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30 Aug 1982
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event
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PLO leader Yasser Arafat leaves Beirut
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31 Aug 1982
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event
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Anti-government demonstrations are held in 66 Polish cities to commemorate the second anniversary of the Gdańsk Agreement. |
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01 Sep 1982
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event
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Max speedometer reading mandated at 85 mph
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01 Sep 1982
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event
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Mexico President Lopez Portillo nationalizes banks
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01 Sep 1982
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event
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Palestinian Liberation Organization leaves Lebanon
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01 Sep 1982
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event
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The United States Air Force Space Command is founded. |
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04 Sep 1982
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event
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Arson fire engulfs apt-hotel in LA, 25 die
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05 Sep 1982
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event
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82nd US Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel
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05 Sep 1982
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event
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Eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph
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06 Sep 1982
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event
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Dutch Internal Minister Mr M Red assigns BVD to spy on communists
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06 Sep 1982
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event
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Joanne Carner wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
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06 Sep 1982
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event
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Paul McCartney releases "Tug of War"
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06 Sep 1982
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event
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Polish dissidents seize Polish Embassy in Bern, Switzerland
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08 Sep 1982
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event
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Dutch social dem party wins elections, fascist enters Dutch parliament
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09 Sep 1982
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event
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"Your Arms are Too Short..." opens at Alvin NYC for 69 performances
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09 Sep 1982
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event
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Columbia mated with SRBs and external tank in preparation for STS-5
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09 Sep 1982
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event
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Conestoga 1, 1st private commercial rocket, makes suborbital flight
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10 Sep 1982
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event
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Decca releases Beatle audition "Complete Silver Beatles" album
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11 Sep 1982
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event
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96th US Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats Hana Mandlikova (63 61)
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11 Sep 1982
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event
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Chris Evert wins her 6th and final US Open Tennis match at West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York
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11 Sep 1982
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event
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Debbie Maffett (California), 25, crowned 55th Miss America 1983
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11 Sep 1982
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event
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The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps. |
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11 Sep 1982
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event
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Chris Evert 6th US open title defeats Hana Mandlikava
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12 Sep 1982
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event
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102nd US Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors beats Ivan Lendl (63 62 46 64)
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12 Sep 1982
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event
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Gerard Nijboer (2:15:16) and Rosa Mota (2:36:04) win marathon
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12 Sep 1982
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event
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Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Mary Kay Golf Classic
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13 Sep 1982
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event
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50 die in Spantax Airlines DC-10 on takeoff from Malaga, Spain
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13 Sep 1982
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event
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Joe Lefevre gets 6 hits in one baseball game
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14 Sep 1982
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event
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36" snow (Red Lodge, MT)
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14 Sep 1982
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event
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President-elect of Lebanon, Bachir Gemayel, is assassinated. |
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14 Sep 1982
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event
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Cindy Nicholas of Canada makes her 19th swim of the English Channel
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14 Sep 1982
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event
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Trevor Baxter sets skateboard high jump record of 5' 5.7"
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15 Sep 1982
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event
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1st issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc
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15 Sep 1982
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event
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Pope John Paul II receives PLO leader Yasser Arafat
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15 Sep 1982
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event
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Israeli forces began pouring into west Beirut
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16 Sep 1982
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event
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1982 Lebanon war: the Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place. |
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16 Sep 1982
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event
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Massacre of 1000+ Palestinian refugees at Chatila & Sabra begins
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17 Sep 1982
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event
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New Jersey Devils 1st exhibition game, beating Caps 3-1 in Hershey, Pennsylvania
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17 Sep 1982
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event
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NJ Devils 1st exhibition game, beating the Caps 3-1 in Hershey Pa
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18 Sep 1982
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event
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Christian militia begin killing six-hundred Palestinians in Lebanon. |
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18 Sep 1982
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event
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Christian militia begin massacre of 600 Palestinians in Lebanon
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19 Sep 1982
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event
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34th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Barney Miller, Alan Alda and Carol Kane
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19 Sep 1982
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event
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New Orleans Saints 1st road shutout victory beating Chicago Bears 10-0
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19 Sep 1982
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event
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Sandra Haynie / Kathy McMullen wins Portland Ping Team Golf Championship
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19 Sep 1982
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event
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Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University Bulletin Board System. |
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19 Sep 1982
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event
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Streetcars stop running on Market St after 122 years of service
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20 Sep 1982
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event
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Jalaluddin takes a one-day hat-trick Pakistan vs. Australia
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20 Sep 1982
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event
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The National Football League players begin a 57-day strike. |
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20 Sep 1982
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event
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NFL players begin a 57 day strike
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21 Sep 1982
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event
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San Francisco cable cars cease operations for 2 years of repairs
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21 Sep 1982
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event
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2,251 turn out to see the Expos play the NY Mets at Shea Stadium
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21 Sep 1982
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event
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Devils beat Rangers 3-2 in exhibition; 1st hockey in Meadowlands (NJ)
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21 Sep 1982
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event
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NFL players begin a 57 day strike
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21 Sep 1982
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event
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STS-5 vehicle moves to launch pad
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23 Sep 1982
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event
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Amin Gemayel sworn in as President of Lebanon
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24 Sep 1982
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event
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The Wimpy Operation, first act of resistance against Israeli troops in Beirut |
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24 Sep 1982
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event
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Tennis great Bj
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24 Sep 1982
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event
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US, Italian & French peacekeeping troops begin arriving in Lebanon
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25 Sep 1982
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event
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Northwestern ends 34 football game losing streak, beats No Ill 31-6
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25 Sep 1982
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event
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Penn prison guard George Banks kills 13 (5 were his own children)
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27 Sep 1982
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event
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Cards clinching NL East title
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27 Sep 1982
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event
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Filming begins on "Never Say Never Again"
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27 Sep 1982
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event
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Jan Wolkers awarded but refuses Constantine Huygens-prize
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27 Sep 1982
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event
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John Palmer becomes news anchor of the Today Show
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28 Sep 1982
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event
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1st reports appear of death from cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules
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29 Sep 1982
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event
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1st broadcast of "Cheers" on NBC-TV
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29 Sep 1982
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event
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The Chicago Tylenol murders begin when the first of seven individuals dies in metropolitan Chicago. |
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29 Sep 1982
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event
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Cyanide laced Tylenol capsules kills 7 in Chicago
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30 Sep 1982
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event
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National railroad strike in Belgium
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30 Sep 1982
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event
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Cyanide-laced Tylenol kills six people in the Chicago area. Seven are killed in all. |
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01 Oct 1982
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event
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EPCOT Center opens in Orlando Florida
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01 Oct 1982
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event
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Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence. |
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01 Oct 1982
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event
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Epcot opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States. |
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01 Oct 1982
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event
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Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101). |
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02 Oct 1982
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event
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Bomb attack in Teheran, kills 60, injures 700
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03 Oct 1982
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event
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Cox 4 rowing record set at 12:52 for 99 miles (Geneva, Switzerland)
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03 Oct 1982
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event
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Milwaukee whips Baltimore 10-2 to win AL East championship
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03 Oct 1982
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event
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Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic
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03 Oct 1982
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event
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Record 11,763 start a 186 mile cross-country race near Stockholm
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03 Oct 1982
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event
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Scott Weiland runs Detroit marathon backwards in less than 5 hours
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04 Oct 1982
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event
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Helmut Kohl elected chancellor of German FR
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05 Oct 1982
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event
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1st New Jersey Devils game, tie the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-3 at the Meadowlands
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05 Oct 1982
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event
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Hernan Siles Zuazo appointed President of Bolivia
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05 Oct 1982
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event
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Unmanned rocket sled reaches 9,851 km/h at White Sands, New Mexico
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05 Oct 1982
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event
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Chicago Tylenol murders: Johnson & Johnson initiates a nationwide product recall in the United States for all products in its Tylenol brand after several bottles in Chicago are found to have been laced with cyanide, resulting in seven deaths. |
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07 Oct 1982
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event
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"Cats" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 5000+ performances
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07 Oct 1982
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event
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Olof Palme forms Swedish government
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08 Oct 1982
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event
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New Jersey Devils 1st victory, beating New York Rangers 3-2 at Meadowlands
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08 Oct 1982
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event
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Poland bans Solidarity and all trade unions. |
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08 Oct 1982
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event
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Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000. |
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09 Oct 1982
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event
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Attack on synagouge in Rome, 1 dead
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10 Oct 1982
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event
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Brewers beat Angels in ALCS
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10 Oct 1982
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event
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Hernan Siles Zuazo installed as President of Bolivia
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10 Oct 1982
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event
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US imposes sanctions against Poland for banning Solidarity trade union
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10 Oct 1982
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event
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Pope John Paul II canonizes Rev M Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp, a saint
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11 Oct 1982
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event
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16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson and Ricky Skagg
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11 Oct 1982
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Riot in Amsterdam as tram catches fire
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11 Oct 1982
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The Mary Rose, a Tudor carrack which sank on July 19, 1545, is salvaged from the sea bed of the Solent, off Portsmouth. |
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11 Oct 1982
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English ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England
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12 Oct 1982
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38.6 cm (15.2") of rainfall, Angoon Alaska (state record)
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12 Oct 1982
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Milwaukee Brewer Paul Molitor gets world series record 5 hits (World Series #79)
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13 Oct 1982
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New Jersey Devils 1st short handed goal-Don Lever
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13 Oct 1982
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IOC restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe
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14 Oct 1982
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President Reagan proclaims war against drugs
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14 Oct 1982
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs. |
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14 Oct 1982
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6,000 Unification church couples wed in Korea
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14 Oct 1982
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Islanders assessed 108 penalty minutes Penguins 125 (233 total)
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14 Oct 1982
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NY Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins
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16 Oct 1982
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Devils 1st road victory 6-5 over Penguins
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16 Oct 1982
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Mt Palomar Observatory 1st to detect Halley's comet on 13th return
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16 Oct 1982
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Shultz warns US will withdraw from UN if they vote to exclude Israel
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17 Oct 1982
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1st live orchestra on commerical network since 1954 (National Symphony)
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17 Oct 1982
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Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation
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17 Oct 1982
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Robin Yount is 1st to have 2 4-hit games in a World Series
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19 Oct 1982
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Automaker John DeLorean arrested on cocaine charges (Not guilty)
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20 Oct 1982
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Nobel prize for economy awarded to George Stigler
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20 Oct 1982
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Sri Lanka President Jayewardene re-elected
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20 Oct 1982
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St. Louis Cardinals beat Mil Brewers, 4 games to 3 in 79th World Series
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20 Oct 1982
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During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster. |
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20 Oct 1982
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Billy Martin fired as manager of the Oakland A's
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22 Oct 1982
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Gene Mauch resigns as manager of Angels
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24 Oct 1982
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13th NYC Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:29
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26 Oct 1982
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US budget deficit reaches more than $110 trillion for fiscal year 1982
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26 Oct 1982
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Steve Carlton became 1st pitcher to win 4 Cy Young awards
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27 Oct 1982
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China announces its population at 1 billion people plus
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27 Oct 1982
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IBM ROM is capable of EGA graphics
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28 Oct 1982
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The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party wins elections, leading to the first Socialist government in Spain after death of Franco. Felipe González becomes Prime Minister-elect. |
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28 Oct 1982
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NASA launches RCA-E
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29 Oct 1982
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Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release "Girl is Mine"
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29 Oct 1982
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Car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted
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29 Oct 1982
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Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson release "The Girl is Mine"
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30 Oct 1982
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Portugal revises constitution
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31 Oct 1982
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Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pontiff to visit Spain
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01 Nov 1982
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Andrew "Dice" Clay & George Wendt appear in "Trick or Treatment"
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01 Nov 1982
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Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio. The Honda Accord is the first car produced there. |
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02 Nov 1982
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Fire in Salung tunnel, Afghanistan, 1,000+ Russians die
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02 Nov 1982
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Nayoko Yoshikawa wins LPGA Pioneer Cup Golf Tournament
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02 Nov 1982
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Channel 4 is launched in the United Kingdom. |
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03 Nov 1982
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Detroit blocks 20 Cleveland Cav shots tying NBA regulation game record
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03 Nov 1982
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The Salang Tunnel fire in Afghanistan kills up to 2,000 people. |
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04 Nov 1982
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Ruud Lubbers becomes Dutch Premier
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05 Nov 1982
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Cleveland Cavaliers lose 24th consecutive game (NBA record)
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05 Nov 1982
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George Harrison releases "Gone Troppo" album
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06 Nov 1982
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Joe Altobelli succeeds Earl Weaver as Oriole manager
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07 Nov 1982
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"Your Arms are Too Short to Box" closes at Alvin NYC after 69 performances
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07 Nov 1982
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
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07 Nov 1982
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Turkey adopts constitution
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09 Nov 1982
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Sugar Ray Leonard retires for 1st time
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10 Nov 1982
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IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankrupcy
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10 Nov 1982
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Susan Cooper / Hume Cronyns "Foxfire, " premieres in New York City
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10 Nov 1982
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened
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11 Nov 1982
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Gas explosion in Israeli army headquarters by Tyrus; kills 60
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11 Nov 1982
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Joe Altobelli succeeds retiring Earl Weaver as Oriole manager
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11 Nov 1982
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30th time Islanders shut-out-2-0 vs North Stars
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11 Nov 1982
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5th space shuttle mission-Columbia 5-launched 1st commercial flight
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11 Nov 1982
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Solidarity leader Lech Walesa is let out of jail in Poland
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12 Nov 1982
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USSR KGB-chief Yuri V Andropov succeeds Leonid Brezhnev as USSR leader
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12 Nov 1982
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Yuri V Andropov succeeds Leonid Brezhnev as Soviet leader
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13 Nov 1982
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Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini
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13 Nov 1982
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Vietnam War Memorial dedicated in Washington DC
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14 Nov 1982
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Polish Solidarity Chairman Lech Walesa freed
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15 Nov 1982
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Funeral services held in Moscow's Red Square for Leonid I Brezhnev
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16 Nov 1982
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Space Shuttle Columbia completes its 1st operational flight
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16 Nov 1982
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5th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 5-lands at Edwards AFB
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16 Nov 1982
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Agreement reached ending 57 day football strike
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17 Nov 1982
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Dale Murphy wins NL MVP
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18 Nov 1982
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Mariasela Alvarez of Dominican Republic, crowned 32nd Miss World
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20 Nov 1982
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Drew Barrymore at age 7 hosts Saturday Night Live
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22 Nov 1982
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Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB, Texas
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23 Nov 1982
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FCC drops limits on duration and frequency of TV ads
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23 Nov 1982
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New York Islanders and Minn North Stars play to an 8-8 tie
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23 Nov 1982
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Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB and mated for STS-6
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24 Nov 1982
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Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year
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24 Nov 1982
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Yasuhiro Nakasone succeeds Zenko Suzuki as Premier of Japan
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26 Nov 1982
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Yasuhiro Nakasone elected Prime Minister of Japan succeeding Zenko Suzuki
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26 Nov 1982
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Clyde King named Yankee manager
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26 Nov 1982
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Howard Cossell calls his last fight after being disgusted by the Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch
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27 Nov 1982
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5th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 3-0
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28 Nov 1982
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"Pirates of Penzance" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 772 performances
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28 Nov 1982
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70th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Toronto Argonauts, 32-16
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28 Nov 1982
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71st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Grenoble (4-1)
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30 Nov 1982
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Michael Jackson's second solo album, Thriller is released worldwide. It will become the best-selling record album in history. |
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30 Nov 1982
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STS-6 vehicle moves to launch pad
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30 Nov 1982
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US sub Thomas Edison collides with US Navy destroyer in So China Sea
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01 Dec 1982
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Dentist Barney B Clark gets 1st artificial heart
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01 Dec 1982
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Michael Jackson releases "Thriller"
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02 Dec 1982
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1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with Jarvic-7 heart
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02 Dec 1982
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At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart. |
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03 Dec 1982
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1st New Jersey Devil hat-trick (Steve Tambellini) defeat Hartford 5-4
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03 Dec 1982
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35.7 cm rainfall at Big Fork, Arkansas (state record)
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03 Dec 1982
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New Jersey Devils 1st hat trick (Steve Tambellini)
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03 Dec 1982
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Tommy Hearns wins WBC Welterweight title in decision over Benitez
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03 Dec 1982
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A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri, that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin. |
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04 Dec 1982
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48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (RB)
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04 Dec 1982
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China adopts its constitution
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04 Dec 1982
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Police and racist demonstrators clash in Antwerp
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04 Dec 1982
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The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution. |
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05 Dec 1982
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Herschel Walker of Georgia wins Heisman Trophy
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05 Dec 1982
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Mel Gray ends NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions
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05 Dec 1982
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Seattle Univ Baptist Church declares sanctuary for Central American refugees
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06 Dec 1982
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11 soldiers and 6 civilians die by bomb planted by Irish National Liberation Army exploded in a pub in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland
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06 Dec 1982
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Bomb attack on Londonderry, North Ireland disco, 17 killed
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06 Dec 1982
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Sen Ted and Joan Kennedy divorce
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06 Dec 1982
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The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army bombed a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland. It killed eleven soldiers and six civilians. |
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07 Dec 1982
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Suriname army under Desi Bouterse fires on radio station building
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07 Dec 1982
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In Texas, Charles Brooks, Jr., becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the United States. |
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08 Dec 1982
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"Herman Van Veen: All of Him" opens at Ambassador NYC for 6 performances
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08 Dec 1982
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Clark Gilles fails in 7th Islander penalty shot
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08 Dec 1982
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Demanding an end to nuclear weapons, Norman Mayer, held Washington Monument hostage. After 10 hrs, police kill him he had no explosives
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08 Dec 1982
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Suriname army leader Bouterse murders 15 opponents
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08 Dec 1982
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In Suriname, several opponents of the military government are killed. |
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09 Dec 1982
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Mary-Beth and William Hurt divorce
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10 Dec 1982
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Soyuz T-5 returns to Earth, 211 days after take-off
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10 Dec 1982
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Heavyweight Michael Doakes KOs Mike Weaver in 1:03 in Las Vegas
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12 Dec 1982
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"Herman Van Veen: All of Him" closes at Ambassador NYC after 6 performances
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12 Dec 1982
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Joanne Carner / John Mahaffey wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
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12 Dec 1982
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$9,800,000 in cash stolen from money transport car in New York NY
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12 Dec 1982
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57th Australian Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova (63 26 63)
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13 Dec 1982
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Devils' 1st hat trick-Steve Tambellini
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13 Dec 1982
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71st Australian Men's Tennis: Johan Kriek beats Steve Denton (63 63 62)
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13 Dec 1982
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Earthquake hits Northern Yemen; 2,000 die
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14 Dec 1982
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Marcel Dionne, Los Angeles CA, becomes 9th NHLer to score 500 goals
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15 Dec 1982
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Bill Parcells becomes the 12th head coach of the New York Giants
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15 Dec 1982
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Roy Williams, Teamsters president, & 4 others convicted of bribery
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15 Dec 1982
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Spain reopens border with Gibraltar
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15 Dec 1982
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Sao Tome & Principe constitution approved
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16 Dec 1982
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Tom Seaver agrees to new contract with Mets
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18 Dec 1982
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Flight readiness firing of Challenger's main engines; 20 seconds
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22 Dec 1982
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William Mastrosimones "Extremities, " premieres in New York City
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23 Dec 1982
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces it has identified dangerous levels of dioxin in the soil of Times Beach, Missouri. |
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24 Dec 1982
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Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic
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25 Dec 1982
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Mudassar Nazar scores century, then Imran rips through Indians
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26 Dec 1982
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Time's Man of the Year is for the first time a non-human, the personal computer. |
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26 Dec 1982
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TIME's Man of the Year is a computer
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27 Dec 1982
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Imran Khan 8-60 to bring innings victory vs India at Karachi
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29 Dec 1982
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Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ends his career with Alabama (323 wins)
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29 Dec 1982
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Bob Marley postage stamp issued in Jamaica
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30 Dec 1982
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Anthony Shaffers "Whodunnit, " premieres in New York City
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30 Dec 1982
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US Assay Office in New York City, New York closes
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30 Dec 1982
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Anthony Shaffer's "Whodunnit" premieres in New York NY
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30 Dec 1982
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England defeat Australia by three runs at cricket MCG
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31 Dec 1982
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TV soap "Doctors" ends 19 year run
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31 Dec 1982
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event
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TV soap "The Doctors" ends 19 year run
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31 Dec 1982
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CBS Mystery Theater final episode on radio after 8 years
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31 Dec 1982
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NBC radio cancels almost all of its network daily features
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