WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MARCH 1982
Find out what all happened February to March 1982

NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3. (22. March 1982)

Guatemala's government, headed by Fernando Romeo Lucas García is overthrown in a military coup by right-wing General Efraín Ríos Montt. (23. March 1982)

Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom. (19. March 1982)

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.. (26. March 1982)

Senegal and the Gambia form a loose confederation known as Senegambia. (1. February 1982)

The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers. (15. February 1982)

Soviet probe Venera 14 landed on Venus. (5. March 1982)

Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (30. March 1982)

February 1982 Hama massacre: the government of Syria attacks the town of Hama. (2. February 1982)

The Río Negro massacre takes place in Guatemala. (13. February 1982)

The Canada Act 1982 (U.K.) receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982. (29. March 1982)