July 30, 1982
A Big Mac cost $1.20 that summer of 1982, and the Dow Jones sat at 1,047 — while Israel's invasion of Lebanon dominated front pages and American families tracked the conflict on the nightly news, daily life at home continued at its usual pace. On movie screens across the country, Steven Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" was breaking box office records, while The Human League's "Don't You Want Me" sat at the top of the pop charts for weeks running. On August 17, the first commercial compact discs rolled off a production line in Hanover, Germany, a manufacturing milestone that would fundamentally change how music was sold and heard for decades to come.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — July 30, 1982
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 30, 1982
Soviet Offer Cited In Geneva Talks On Nuclear Arms
Israeli Armor Hits At P.L.O. Positions At Beirut Airport
Cooling Off Beirut Crisis May Heat Up Many Others
Slow Search; For Peace; In The Rubble
Pentagon Chooses Grumman F-14 Jet As Navy'S Fighter
Reagan Bids Israel Act To Bring Halt To Beirut Fighting
World Events — July 1982
Time Person of the Year — 1982
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 30, 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 — July 30, 1982
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 30, 1982
On the field
Sports Champions — July 30, 1982
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