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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1982 | - 1982—1982:
SA - Falklands War
- 26 Jan 1982—26 Jan 1982:
Unemployment reached 3 million in Britain (1 in 8 of working population)
- 5 Feb 1982—5 Feb 1982:
Laker Airways collapses
- 19 Feb 1982—19 Feb 1982:
DeLorean Car factory in Belfast goes into receivership
- 18 Mar 1982—18 Mar 1982:
Argentinians raised flag in South Georgia
- 2 Apr 1982—2 Apr 1982:
Argentina invades Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
- 5 Apr 1982—5 Apr 1982:
Royal Navy fleet sails from Portsmouth for Falklands
- 2 May 1982—2 May 1982:
British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks Argentine cruiser General
Belgrano
- 28 May 1982—28 May 1982:
First land battle in Falklands (Goose Green)
- 14 Jun 1982—14 Jun 1982:
Ceasefire in Falklands
- 21 Jun 1982—21 Jun 1982:
Prince William is born
- 20 Jul 1982—20 Jul 1982:
IRA bombings in London (Hyde Park and Regents Park)
- 19 Sep 1982—19 Sep 1982:
Smiley emoticon :-) said to have been used for the first time
- 11 Oct 1982—11 Oct 1982:
Mary Rose' raised in the Solent (sank in 1545)
- 31 Oct 1982—31 Oct 1982:
Thames Barrier raised for first time (some say first public demonstration Nov 7)
- 2 Nov 1982—2 Nov 1982:
Channel 4 TV station launched - first programme 'Countdown'
- 4 Nov 1982—4 Nov 1982:
Lorries up to 38 tonnes allowed on Britain's roads
- 12 Dec 1982—12 Dec 1982:
Women's peace protest at Greenham Common (Cruise missiles arrived 14 Nov
1983)
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