Editing 1982 (section)

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{{About year|1982}}
[[File:1982 Events Collage.jpg|300x300px|thumb|Clockwise from top-left: the [[Syrian Arab Army]] and the [[Defense Companies]] [[1982 Hama massacre|besiege]] the city of [[Hama]], killing 350–400 civilians; the [[compact disc]] (CD) is introduced; during the filming of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'', a [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois]] helicopter [[Twilight Zone accident|crashes]] at [[Indian Dunes]], killing actor [[Vic Morrow]] and child actors Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen; [[Steven Spielberg]] releases ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' which becomes the highest-grossing film of the decade; the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] is held in [[Spain]] and is won by [[Italy]]; [[Michael Jackson]] releases his sixth studio album, ''[[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]'', which becomes the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling album of all time]];   Israel [[1982 Lebanon War|invades]] Lebanon again; [[Argentina]] invades [[Falkland Islands]], which starts the [[Falklands War]].]]
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{{Year article header|1982}}
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