What Happened in 1982

Stevie Wonder Releases Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium

Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I is a compilation album of R&B/soul musician Stevie Wonder's greatest hits from his 1970s albums, released on... Read more

"The Return Of Martin Guerre" Is Released

The Return of Martin Guerre (Le Retour de Martin Guerre) is a 1982 French film directed by Daniel Vigne and based on true events in France during... Read more

The Clash release Combat Rock

Combat Rock is the fifth studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released on 14 May 1982 through Epic Records. It was the last... Read more

"La Nuit De Varennes" Is Released

That Night in Varennes (French: La Nuit de Varennes) is a 1982 French and Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is based on a novel by... Read more

New York Islanders win Stanley Cup

The 1982 Stanley Cup Finals was played between the Vancouver Canucks in their first Finals appearance and the defending champion New York... Read more

"A Good Mariage" Is Released

Le Beau Mariage (A Good Marriage) is a 1982 French film directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Béatrice Romand, André Dussollier, Féodor Atkine. It is... Read more

1982 NBA Finals - Lakers Defeat 76ers

The 1982 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1981-82 NBA season, the top level of competition in men's professional... Read more

The Rolling Stones Release "Still Life" (American Concert 1981)

"Still Life" (American Concert 1981) is a live album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1982. Recorded during the band's American Tour 1981... Read more

1982 Lebanon War

The 1982 Lebanon War, called by Israel the Operation Peace of the Galilee, and later colloquially also known in Israel as the First Lebanon War,... Read more

"Poltergeist" Is Released

Poltergeist is an American horror film, directed by Tobe Hooper and released on June 4, 1982. It is the first and most successful of the... Read more

The Lebanon War

Osama bin Laden dates his hatred of America to the Lebanon War of 1982. During the war the American Sixth Fleet helped the Israelis invade Lebanon... Read more

Rainbow release Straight Between the Eyes

Straight Between the Eyes is the sixth studio album by Rainbow, released in 1982. A remastered CD reissue, with packaging duplicating the original... Read more

Stephen King publishes The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger

The Gunslinger is a novel by American author Stephen King, and is the first volume in the Dark Tower series, which King considers to be his magnum... Read more

"E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" is Released

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and... Read more

Metallica releases its first original song "Hit the Lights"

In early 1982, Metallica recorded its first original song "Hit the Lights" for the Metal Massacre I compilation. Hetfield played bass on the song... Read more

Glastonbury Festival 1982

Again, there was CND involvement and it was this year that Western Region CND took control of the entrance gates and Mid Somerset CND took... Read more

Prince Fahid of Kuwait Storms Field Mid-Game to Contest French Goal

One of the most bizarre World Cup moments occurred in 1982 during Kuwait's match with France. The French were winning 3-1 when Alain Giresse... Read more

Prince William of Wales (William Louis) is born

Prince William was born at St Mary's Hospital in London, England, on 21 June 1982, the first child of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana,... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Jump to It"

Jump To It is a Gold-certified, chart-topping Aretha Franklin album, originally released in the summer of 1982. It enjoyed a long run at #1 on... Read more

Tron is released

Tron is a 1982 science fiction film by Disney. It stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn (and his program counterpart inside the electronic world, Clu),... Read more

153 Dead in Pan Am Flight 759 Crash

Pan Am Flight 759, operated by a Boeing 727-235, N4737 Clipper Defiance, was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Miami to Las Vegas, with... Read more

Italy Defeats West Germany to Win Their Third FIFA World Cup Championship

Paolo Rossi was the hero in Spain, his six goals propelling Italy to a third world crown. The Azzurri ran out 3-1 Final winners against a German... Read more

Judas Priest release Screaming for Vengeance

Screaming for Vengeance is the eighth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain... Read more

Aerosmith releases Rock in a Hard Place

Rock in a Hard Place is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith and was released in 1982. This is the only Aerosmith album to... Read more

Neil Turbin joins Anthrax

Neil Turbin is a vocalist best known for being the original lead singer for American band Anthrax (from September 1982 to August 1984). Turbin's... Read more