What Happened in 1982
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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