October 4, 1982
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
- 2017: Joint Nigerien-American Special Forces are ambushed by Islamic State militants outside the village of Tongo Tongo.
- 2006: WikiLeaks is launched.
- 2004: SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight.
- 2003: The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs.
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- 75°F
- Low
- 60°F
- Humidity
- 69%
- Wind
- 12 km/h
The Thing
Terms of Endearment
Blade Runner
First Blood
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
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1982
The world on the day you were born