1982
From top to bottom, left to right: the Falklands War breaks out between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands; the 1982 Lebanon War begins as Israel invades Lebanon; the 1982 FIFA World Cup is held in Spain and is won by Italy; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial dominates the global box office and becomes the highest grossing movie at a time; Hama is besieged; Air Florida Flight 90 crashes into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., killing 80; the Chicago Tylenol murders spark nationwide panic and lead to tamper-evident packaging; the Twilight Zone accident kills actor Vic Morrow and two child actors; and the CD is commercially introduced.
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1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1982nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 982nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 82nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1980s decade.