April 20, 1982
Gas cost $1.22 a gallon in the spring of 1982, and the Dow Jones stood at 1,047 — the United States and the Soviet Union remained locked in Cold War tension as the Senate debated the terms of the Pentagon's first formal strategy for fighting a prolonged nuclear conflict. On television, "Dallas" was drawing massive audiences while Joan Jett and the Blackhearts held the top spot on the charts with "I Love Rock 'N Roll," a song that had already been sitting at number one for seven weeks. The Los Angeles Lakers claimed the NBA championship that spring by defeating the Philadelphia 76ers, the same season that Space Shuttle Columbia made history by landing at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico — the only time a Space Shuttle ever touched down at that site — after flooding blocked its primary runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — April 20, 1982
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 20, 1982
Court Rules Boycott Of Soviet'S Cargoes Violated Labor Law
Schmidt Warns Party On Freeze Of Nato Arms
Nuclear Arms Protests Grow In Usually Pro-Military South
World Events — April 1982
Time Person of the Year — 1982
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 20, 1982
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1981–82 Season
Emmy Winners — 1982
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — April 20, 1982
Ebert 4-Star Films — April 20, 1982
On the field
Sports Champions — April 20, 1982
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