The Year That Was 1982…

• The Falklands War between Britain and Argentina begins, after Argentinean troops invade the islands on 2 April • On 2 May, the British submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentinean cruiser General Belgrano, even though the latter is sailing away from the Falklands and is outside the 'exclusion zone'. The sinking results in 368 deaths • On 5 June, Israeli troops invade Lebanon and occupy Beirut. On 18 September, Christian Phalangist troops massacre over 800 Palestinians in refugee camps at Sabra and Chatilla • The Falklands War ends with Argentina's surrender on 14 June. During the conflict, 255 Britons and 652 Argentinians have died • Fall in oil prices results in Mexico defaulting on international debts. This signals the beginning of the Third World debt crisis, during which the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reschedules debt repayments and imposes austerity measures on the debtor countries • Vietnam War Memorial is built in Washington DC • The first compact disc (CD) players go on sale • Novelist Thomas Keneally publishes Schindler's Ark, the story of how Oscar Schindler saved hundreds of Jews from extermination during World War II (later filmed as Schindler's List) • Film-maker Steven Speilberg makes the sci-fi ET: The Extra-Terrestrial, and Richard Attenborough the bio-pic Gandhi • Pop star Michael Jackson releases the single 'Thriller', the video of which becomes an iconic statement of dance and ironic horror •

Sporting 1982...

• Football League Champions were Liverpool, leaving Bobby Robson’s Ipswich Town in the runners up spot • Tottenham Hotspurs defeated Queens Park Rangers 1-0 in the FA Cup Final (a replay after the first match had ended 1-1 after extra time). Glenn Hoddle scoring the winner from the penalty spot • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Grittar' • The Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse was ‘Silver Buck’ • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Golden Fleece’ • Golf's British Open was won by Tom Watson • Oxford won the Boat Race by three ¼ lengths over Cambridge • Snooker’s Embassy World Championship Final ended Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins (Northern Ireland) 18-15 Ray Reardon (Wales) • F1 Champion was Keke Rosberg driving for Williams • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Jimmy Conners of USA (mens) and Martina Navratilova of USA (ladies) • American Sport - Super Bowl XVI from the Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan: San Francisco 49ers 26-21 Cincinnati Bengals – NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Philadelphia 76ers – Major League Baseball World Series: St. Louis 4-3 Milwaukee (MVP Darrell Porter) •

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