WHAT ALL HAPPENED OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 1982
Find out what all happened October to December 1982

A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri, that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin. (3. December 1982)

The General Union of Ecuadorian Workers (UGTE) is founded. (20. November 1982)

The Mary Rose, a Tudor carrack which sank on July 19, 1545, is salvaged from the sea bed of the Solent, off Portsmouth. (11. October 1982)

U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs. (14. October 1982)

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party wins elections, leading to the first Socialist government in Spain after death of Franco. Felipe Gonzalez becomes Prime Minister-elect. (28. October 1982)

Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio. The Honda Accord is the first car produced there. (1. November 1982)

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans. (13. November 1982)

The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces it has identified dangerous levels of dioxin in the soil of Times Beach, Missouri. (23. December 1982)

Chicago Tylenol murders: Johnson & Johnson initiates a nationwide product recall in the United States for all products in its Tylenol brand after several bottles in Chicago are found to have been laced with cyanide, resulting in seven deaths. (5. October 1982)

EPCOT Center opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States. (1. October 1982)

The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution. (4. December 1982)

In Suriname, several opponents of the military government are killed. (8. December 1982)

Channel 4 is launched in the United Kingdom. (2. November 1982)

During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster. (20. October 1982)

Poland bans Solidarity and all trade unions. (8. October 1982)

Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a Constructive Vote of No Confidence. (1. October 1982)

Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101). (1. October 1982)

In Texas, Charles Brooks, Jr., becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the United States. (7. December 1982)

Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border. (14. November 1982)

Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000. (8. October 1982)