State archives: Day 1 - 1982

1982: Main events

State archives: Day 1 - 1982
Fri, 28 Dec, 2012 - 00:00

Jan 8: A snowstorm hits the country in the worse freeze in decades.

Jan 16: Britain and the Vatican establish full diplomatic relations, ending the rift that began when King Henry VIII broke with Roman Catholicism in 1532.

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