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1982 in review a year of hard times and heroism
A sweeping year in review recounts 1982’s hardships and notable rescues. It covers unemployment near 11 percent, rising homelessness, the Tylenol poisonings, and global conflicts from Lebanon to the Falklands. It also notes heroism, from Lennie Skutnik to James Dozier, and landmark events in politics, crime, and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Putman
Associated Press
Main Street
Broadway
Santa
Mom
Dad
Mideast
South Atlantic
Lennie Skutnik
Potomac
Air Florida
Barney Clark
U.S
James L. Dozier
Red Brigades
Italy
E.T
Israel
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
Bashir Gemayel
Beirut
Britain
Argentina
Falkland Islands
Margaret Thatcher
Royal Navy
Thatcher
Reagan
Wall Street
Houston
Chicago
Johnson & Johnson
Northern Ireland
Ballykelly
London
Queen’s Household Cavalry
el Salvador
Central America
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Soviet Union
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
KGB
Yuri V. Andropov
Kremlin
Lech Walesa
Union
Solidarity
Henry Fonda
Grace of
Monaco
Ingrid Bergman
John Belushi
Arthur Rubinstein
Washington
Kenner
Pan American
Potomac River
Ocean Ranger
Newfoundland
Ronald Reagan
Congress
Alexander Haig
Edward M. Kennedy
GOP
Wyoming
New York
San Francisco
Maine
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
National Conference of State
Southeast Asia
John W. Hinckley, Jr
Jodie Foster
Wayne Williams
Atlanta
John de Lorean
Los Angeles
United States
John Paul II
Portugal
St. Peter's Square
England