I didn’t realize it was this bad, but here are just a few reasons why ‘82 blew:
February 19 - The DeLorean car company goes bankrupt.
April 24 - Kelly Clarkson, American singer, born
April - June: Entire Falklands War happens
September 5 - Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch kidnapped.
September 14 - Grace Kelly, actress and Princess of Monaco, dies
October 8 - Poland bans Solidarity
December 7 - First US execution by lethal injection is carried out in Texas.
December 26 - Time Magazine’s Man of the Year was given to a freaking computer
Top music single: “Physical”, Olivia Newton-John
Top grossing movie: Tootsie
World Series: St. Louis d. Milwaukee Brewers (?!), 4-3
Stupid Weddings: Pac-man marries Ms. Pac-Man during Super Bowl halftime show (must… find… proof…)
