1982
The Illitch’s purchase the Detroit Red Wings
AT&T divests itself into 22 divisions due to monopoly
Chariots of Fire wins Best Picture at the Oscar’s
World’s Fair in Knoxville, TN
June 12-Anti-Nuclear Protest at Central Park in New York City with Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor and Jackson Brown draws over 750,000
July 6-Lunar eclipse
August 12, Mexico announces it is unable to pay foreign debt triggering a debt crisis in Latin America
Equal Rights Amendment falls short of 38 states needed to ratify
Unemployment in the United Kingdom hits Post-World War II record with over 3 million
Falkland’s War between the United Kingdom and Argentina
Israel invades Lebanon
October 1, Disney World opens the Epcot Center
Wayne Gretzky scores 92 goals in NHL season
St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series
November 3, Dow Jones reaches an all-time high at 1065, highest in over 9 years since 1973
Gordon Johncock nips Rick Mears in closes Indianapolis 500 by 0.16 seconds
Wayne Williams, convicted of 23 child murders in Atlanta from 1979-81
Freeway Killer, William Bonin, convicted, he confessed to killing 21 young men and boys
Weather Channel begins
Braniff Airlines declares bankruptcy
Gallup Poll states 51% of Americans do not accept homosexuality as normal behavior
Paul Lynde, Hugh Beaumont (Mr. Cleaver) and John Belushi die
Actor Vic Morrow dies in filming the movie, The Twilight Zone, in a helicopter accident
December 2, First Artificial Heart, recipient lasts 112 days
USA Today begins