In April 1982, Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, touching off a two-month war with England. Argentina has 655 men killed to England's 236. And the British capture about 10,000 Argentine prisoners. Argentina's defeat discredits the military government and leads to the restoration of civilian rule in 1983. The Rev. Sun Myung Moon officiates at the wedding of 4,150 of his followers in Madison Square Garden.
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The Equal Rights Amendment dies, three states short of ratification. The Vietnam Memorial is dedicated in Washington. And the first person to receive an artificial heart lives 112 days. Seven people in the Chicago area die suddenly in October after taking Tylenol capsules that had been laced with cyanide. They're the first deaths associated with product tampering.