The One-Minute War: Key West Secedes from America
On April 23, 1982, Key West seceded as the Conch Republic over a Border Patrol roadblock, fought America for one minute, surrendered, and billed Washington $1 billion in foreign aid.
Tales from the year 1982
Three Keystrokes That Taught the Internet to Smile
On September 19, 1982, a Carnegie Mellon professor proposed :-) and :-( as 'joke markers' for a campus message board — and the emoticon was born.
Thriller: The Album That Ate the World
On November 30, 1982, Michael Jackson released Thriller — the album that became the best-selling record of all time and changed pop music forever.