40 years... What happened in the world and in Hungary 40 years ago, in 1982?
-The world's total population is 4.3 billion
-China announces that its population has reached 1 billion
-Brezhnev died, General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party, succeeded by Yuri Andropov.
-The 74-day war in the Falkland Islands begins.
-Israel returns the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt and occupies southern Lebanon.
-Iran launches an attack on Iraq.
-The world's first heart transplant is performed in the USA
- Adobe Inc. is founded
-Dissolution of the band Abba
-Exxon Mobil is the most valuable company in the world
-Chocolate mousse and crème brulee are a big trend in gastronomy
-Prince William, heir to the throne of the United Kingdom, is born
-Grace Kelly, Ingrid Bergman and Henry Fonda die
-Eye of the Tiger, I love rock'n roll and Don't you want me go global
-Michael Jackson to come out with Thriller
-The first CD players goes on sale for $625
-The most-watched movies in the US are The Golden Girl, E.T. and Rocky 3.
-The Cats musical debuts on Broadway
-Dallas is the most popular series in America
In Hungary
-Allowed to travel to Western countries once a year
-Allowing private individuals to engage in taxi, freight and towing services
-The inauguration of the Budapest Sports Hall
-Hungary is admitted to the International Monetary Fund
-The Paks nuclear power plant is launched
-The three biggest hits are Let the Song Sing Loud, Sand in the Wind and Limbo Swing
-The film by Péter Gothár, Time Stops is introduced
