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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 20, 1982 |
Milan-San Remo |
Marc Gomez (Fra) |
294 km |
| April 4, 1982 |
Tour of Flanders |
Rene Martens (Bel) |
267 km |
| April 11, 1982 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Silvano Contini (Ita) |
270 km |
| April 18, 1982 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Jan Raas (Hol) |
244 km |
| April 21-May 10, 1982 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
19 Stages,
3,457 km |
| May 13-June 7, 1982 |
Giro d'Italia |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
22 Stages
4,010 km |
| June 25-July 19, 1982 |
Tour de France |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
21 Stages
3,510 km |
| August 30, 1982 |
World
Championships |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Greenwood, GBR 275.1 km |
October 17, 1982 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
Milan-Como,
248 km |
• AT&T - the communications giant agreed to divest itself of 22 subdivisions.
• Air France - a jumbo jet crashed into the 14 th Street Bridge shortly after take off from Washington, D.C.'s National Airport. The crash killed 78 people.
• Wall of Tears - the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall was dedicated Nov. 13, 1982 in Washington, D.C.
• Japan - the compact disc (CD) made its debut in Japan.
• Falklands War - a conflict between Argentina and Great Britain over the Falkland Islands caused military tensions. The conflict lasted from April 2 to June 20.
Notable Deaths - Princess Grace of Monaco, 1929-1982 , Grace Kelly was an award winning American actress who became the Princess of Monaco. She was killed in a freak car accident in Monaco.
Satchel Paige, 1906-1982, was one the greatest baseball pitchers of all times. Paige started pitching professionally in 1926 and ended his career in 1965. After years in the Negro American League , he entered Major League Baseball (MLB) when the restrictions were lifted on black players in 1948. He became the oldest rookie in MLB history at the age of 42.
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