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1982 in the United States

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1982
in
the United States

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Events from the year 1982 in the United States.

Incumbents

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Federal government

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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  • September 1 – The United States Air Force Space Command is founded.
  • September 3 – Speaker O'Neill and President Reagan settle one of the most unforgettable deals in US history (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act), which would cut the ratio of spending of three to one and add more taxes.
  • September 5 – Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch is kidnapped.
  • September 15 – The first edition of USA Today is published.[8]
  • September 28 – 13 year old Lisa Ann Millican is murdered in Georgia after being abducted from a mall three days earlier by Alvin and Judith Neelley. She is tortured and raped, with Judith Neelley injecting her with Drano and Liquid Plumber in her neck and later shooting her to death.[9]
  • September 29–October 1 – The 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders occur when seven people in the Chicago area die after ingesting capsules laced with potassium cyanide.

October

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October 1: EPCOT Center opens

November

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November 13: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated

December

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Undated

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Ongoing

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Births

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January

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Lauren Cohan
Dwyane Wade
Pete Buttigieg
Adam Lambert

February

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Bridget Regan
Lupe Fiasco
Anthony D'Esposito
Bert McCracken

March

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Ben Roethlisberger
Jessica Biel
Thora Birch
Danica Patrick

April

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Hayley Atwell
Gina Carano
Kelly Clarkson
Kirsten Dunst

May

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Rebecca Hall
Matt Gaetz
Alexandra Breckenridge
Tay Zonday
Ariana Rockefeller
Alexa Davalos

June

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Tara Lipinski
Jussie Smollett
Benjamin Walker
Matthew Mercer
Lily Rabe
Lizzy Caplan

July

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Jared Padalecki
Paul Wesley
Elisabeth Moss
Jared Golden
Cain Velasquez
Yvonne Strahovski

August

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sebastian Stan
LeAnn Rimes
Juan Ciscomani
Andy Roddick

September

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Misty Copeland
Lil Wayne
Lacey Chabert

October

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Erik von Detten
Ilhan Omar
Colin Donnell

November

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Travis Van Winkle
Ted DiBiase
Anne Hathaway
Damon Wayans Jr.
Alan Ritchson

December

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David Cook
Alison Brie

Full date unknown

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Evan Sharp

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Eddie Murphy's 1st Appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Remains Relevantly Funny 40 Later". Rare. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  2. ^ "This Day in Geek History: January 7". The Great Geek Manual. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  3. ^ Quinn, Dale (10 November 2008), "Spotlight: Auto-repair business is family affair", Arizona Daily Star, retrieved 2 December 2011
  4. ^ PC World. PC World Communications. April 1992. p. 22.
  5. ^ "1978 - 1982 The Unabomber: A Chronology". Court TV Online. Courtroom Television Network LLC. 1999. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Patrick Fischer dies at 75; target of Unabomber". Los Angeles Times. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Cal Ripken Jr". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  8. ^ Ferrell, O. C.; Hartline, Michael (2007). Marketing Strategy. Cengage Learning. p. 390. ISBN 978-0-324-36272-5.
  9. ^ Neelley v. State, 494 So. 2d 669 – CourtListener.com
  10. ^ Frank Schmalleger (2002). Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction. Prentice Hall. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-13-093350-8.
  11. ^ UPI staff (October 20, 1982). "DeLorean held in jail". The Bulletin – Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon.
  12. ^ Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) (1983). Optical Engineering for Cold Environments: April 7-8, 1983, Arlington, Virginia. SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-89252-449-5.
  13. ^ "Eleanor Powell | American dancer and actress". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Satchel Paige | Biography, Height, Teams, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Grand Ole Opry Legend DeFord Bailey, 82, Dead". Jet. Vol. 62, no. 21. August 2, 1982. p. 53. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  16. ^ Mark Oliver Everett, Things the Grandchildren Should Know, ISBN 978-0-316-02787-8
  17. ^ Tom Owens (1990). Greatest Baseball Players of All Time. Publications International. p. 572. ISBN 978-0-88176-696-7.
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