Video: Savitskaya (at 0:09 and 1:05)
(Thursday, August 19, 1982, 1:12 p.m. EDT) — Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya flew aboard Soyuz T-7 today from Gagarin’s Start, becoming the second woman in space some 19 years after Valentina Tereshkova.
Category Archives: 1980s
‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ opens in U.S. 30 years ago today (1982)
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(Friday, August 13, 1982) — Fast Times at Ridgemont High, a coming-of-age teen comedy film written by Cameron Crowe, who went undercover at Clairemont High School in San Diego, California, and wrote about his experiences, opened today in the U.S.
Directed by Amy Heckerling, the film stars Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Brian Backer, Robert Romanus, Ray Walston, Forest Whitaker, Nicolas Cage and Anthony Edwards.
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‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ opens in the U.S. 30 years ago today (1982)
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(Wednesday, July 28, 1982) — An Officer and a Gentleman, a drama film that tells the story of a U.S. Navy aviation officer candidate who comes into conflict with the Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who trains him, opened today in limited release in the U.S.
Directed by Taylor Hackford, the film stars Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett, Jr. (who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), David Keith, Lisa Blount, Robert Loggia and Tony Plana.
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Wrestler appears to knock Andy Kaufman out of chair on ‘Letterman’ show 30 years ago today (1982)
Video: 'David Letterman - Jerry Lawler - Andy Kaufman - Unedited'
(Wednesday, July 28, 1982) — Entertainer Andy Kaufman and wrestler Jerry Lawler appear to get in a fight today during a taping of NBC-TV’s Late Night with David Letterman, with Lawler knocking Kaufman out of his chair. It was later revealed to have been staged.
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‘Take It Away’ by Paul McCartney debuts at #55 in USA 30 years ago today (1982)
Audio: 'Take It Away'
(Saturday, July 10, 1982) — Take It Away by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney debuted at #55 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Take It Away’ by Paul McCartney debuts at #55 in USA 30 years ago today (1982)
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Space shuttle Columbia blasts off for final test flight 30 years ago this hour (1982)
Video: STS-4 launch and July 4, 1982 landing
(Sunday, June 27, 1982, 11:00:00 a.m. EST) — The U.S. space shuttle Columbia went into orbit today on its fourth and final test flight, carrying a secret military cargo and an array of experimental instruments.
The multi-mission Columbia, piloted by Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield, began its week-long flight after a punctual lift-off.
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‘Blade Runner’ opens in the U.S. 30 years ago today (1982)
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(Friday, June 25, 1982) — Blade Runner, a science fiction film about an ex-cop who comes out of retirement in order to hunt down androids who are being reproduced for purpose of slavery, opened today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by Ridley Scott, the film stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos and Daryl Hannah.
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‘The Thing’ opens in U.S. theaters 30 years ago today (1982)
Video: 'The Thing' trailer
(Friday, June 25, 1982) — The Thing, a science fiction horror film about scientists in the Antarctic who are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills, opened today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by John Carpenter, the film stars Kurt Russell.
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‘Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl’ opens 30 years ago today (1982)
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(Friday, June 25, 1982) — Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, a concert film in which the Monty Python team perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, opened today in U.S. theaters.
Directed by Terry Hughes and Ian MacNaughton, the film stars Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland and Neil Innes.
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Ash cloud grabs jet, 255 survive wild dive 30 years ago this hour (1982)
Video: 'Air Crash Investigation - Falling From The Sky (S04E02)'
(Thursday, June 24, 1982, 9:40 a.m. EDT) — A British Airways Boeing 747 with 262 people aboard today experienced the failure of all four engines at an altitude of 37,000 feet while passing through volcanic ash generated by Mount Galunggung in Indonesia. By the time the crew was able to restart the engines, the jumbo jet had glided down to 12,000 feet before making a safe emergency landing in Jakarta.
