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What Happened In 1982?

What Happened In 1982?. By Rachel Wade. January 24,1982. San Francisco 49’ers defeat Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl XVI Final score 26-21. February 15, 1982 . The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland This accident killed 84 oil rig workers.

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What Happened In 1982?

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  1. What Happened In 1982? By Rachel Wade

  2. January 24,1982 • San Francisco 49’ers defeat Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl XVI • Final score 26-21

  3. February 15, 1982 • The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland • This accident killed 84 oil rig workers

  4. March 2,1982 • Venera 14, a Soviet satellite arrives at the planet Venus • March 26, 1982 • A groundbreaking ceremony for Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.

  5. April 2,1982 • John Chancellor leaves the news desk at NBC Nightly News after 11 years

  6. May 1,1982 • The 1982 World’s Fair opens in Knoxville, Tennessee • May 30,1982 • Spain becomes the 16th member of NATO and the first nation to enter the alliance since West Germany in 1955

  7. June 6,1982 • Lebanon War begins • Forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern in “Operation Peace for the Galilee

  8. July 2, 1982 • Larry Walters uses 45 helium balloons and a lawn chair to propel himself to 16,000 feet • July 9, 1982 • Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana killing all 146 passengers and eight others on the ground

  9. August 20,1982 • Lebanese Civil War : A multi national force lands in Beirut to oversee the PLO withdrawal from Lebanon

  10. September 15, 1982 • The first issue of USA Today is published by Gannett • September 30, 1982 • Sitcom Cheers premieres

  11. October 1, 1982 • The Epcot Center opens at Walt Disney World in Florida • October 20, 1982 • St. Louis Cardinals defeat Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 Cardinals win the 9th World Series Championship

  12. November 3, 1982 • A gasoline tanker explodes in the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan killing 2,000+ people • November 13, 1982 • The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington D.C.

  13. December 2, 1982 • At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive an artifical heart • December 7, 1982 • First U.S. execution by lethal injection is carried out in Texas

  14. Resources • Lebanon war photo Wikipedia.6-12-10. • Retrieved 6-9-10.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982 Lebanon War. • World SeriesWikipedia.6-12-10.6-9-10.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982-World Series • Wikipedia.5-14-10.6-9-10.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982-Worlds Fair

  15. Resources • Wikipedia..6-9-10.6-9-10.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing727 • Wikipedia.8-29-08.6-9-10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:Martyrs Square-1982.jbp • Wikipedia.11-24-07.6-9-10. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:Terrehaute. • Gurney.jgp

  16. Resources • Wikipedia.6-7-10.6-9-10. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC-Nightly • Wikipedia.4-11-10.6-9-10. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super Bowl XVI • Wikipedia.5-30-10.6-9-10. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/themefrom cheers

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