What Happened in 1982

Stephen King publishes Creepshow

Creepshow is an American horror-comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero (of Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead fame), and... Read more

Alice Cooper releases Zipper Catches Skin

Zipper Catches Skin is an album by Alice Cooper, released in 1982. Produced by Cooper and his bassist at the time, Erik Scott, Zipper Catches... Read more

Stephen King publishes Different Seasons

Different Seasons (1982) is a collection of four Stephen King novellas with a more serious bent than the horror fiction for which King is... Read more

Activision Releases the First Pitfall! for the Atari 2600

Pitfall! is a video game released by Activision for the Atari 2600 in 1982. It is one of the best selling games ever made for the Atari 2600, with... Read more

Rush release Signals

Signals is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released September 9, 1982. Signals was the follow-up to the successful Moving... Read more

Neil Turbin performs with Anthrax at Great Gildersleeves

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

Sabra and Shatila massacre

The Sabra and Shatila massacre (or Sabra and Chatila massacre) was a massacre of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians carried out between September... Read more

Twisted Sister release Under the Blade

Under the Blade is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released on Secret Records on September 18, 1982. (U.S.... Read more

"Moonlighting" Is Released

Moonlighting is a film written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski in 1982. It is set in the early 1980s at the time of the Solidarity protests in... Read more

Chicago Tylenol Murders

The Chicago Tylenol murders occurred when seven people died after taking pain-relief capsules that had been poisoned. The Tylenol poisonings,... Read more

Accept releases Restless and Wild

Restless and Wild is the fourth album by the German heavy metal band Accept, released in 1982 in Continental Europe and in 1983 in the US and UK.... Read more

1982 World Series

The 1982 World Series matched the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games. The Cardinals won... Read more

Kiss releases Creatures of the Night

Creatures of the Night is a 1982 album from U.S. hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. It is the band's 10th studio album and the last for Casablanca... Read more

Custer's Revenge is Released

Custer's Revenge (also known as Westward Ho and The White Man Came) is a pornographic video game made for the Atari 2600 by Mystique, a company... Read more

Luzhniki Disaster

On the evening of 20 October 1982 Spartak were playing Dutch club Haarlem for a place in the last 16 of the Uefa Cup. They would win the match on... Read more

FDA Approves Lilly's Humulin N

Humulin N is an insulin injection for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Humulin N is a replicated version of human insulin hormone that is... Read more

Venom release Black Metal

Black Metal is the second album by the English band Venom. It was released in November 1982 and is considered a major influence on the thrash... Read more

Atari Releases the 5200

The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, or simply the Atari 5200, is a video game console that was introduced in 1982 by Atari Inc. as a replacement for the... Read more

Bill Clinton re-elected as Governor of Arkansas

He helped Arkansas transform its economy and significantly improve the state's educational system. He became a leading figure among the New... Read more

FDA Approves BTA's Cardizem to Lower Hypertension

Cardizem is a medication distributed by BTA Pharmaceuticals that is used to treat severe chest pain and high blood pressure. Cardizem works by... Read more

The Eagles release Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is the second compilation album by the Eagles. It features many of their biggest hits not on Their Greatest Hits... Read more

FDA Approves Upjohn's Halcion

Halcion is used for short-term treatment of insomnia. It is a member of the benzodiazepine class of drugs, many of which are used as tranquilizers. Read more

Cal vs. Stanford: "The Play"

The Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the University of California Golden Bears and the Stanford... Read more

Violent Femmes release their self-titled debut

Violent Femmes is the debut album by Violent Femmes, released on November 30, 1982, and again one year later (with two extra tracks "Ugly" and... Read more

"Gandhi" Is Released

Gandhi is a 1982 biographical film about Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi, who led the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in... Read more