1982

This is an accepted version of this page 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.

Clockwise from top-left: the Syrian Arab Army and the Defense Companies besiege the city of Hama , killing 350–400 civilians; the compact disc (CD) is introduced; during the filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie , a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter crashes at Indian Dunes , killing actor Vic Morrow and child actors Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen; Steven Spielberg releases E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial which becomes the highest-grossing film of the decade; the 1982 FIFA World Cup is held in Spain and is won by Italy ; Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller , which becomes the best-selling album of all time ; Israel invades Lebanon again; Argentina invades Falkland Islands , which starts the Falklands War .

Helsinki Metro train in 1982