1982

Highest unemployment rate since 1940
AIDS officially identified in U.S.
Equal Rights Amendment fails to be ratified
IBM personal computer marketed
"Dictee" by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
"Shiloh and Other Stories" by Bobbie Ann Mason
"Zami: A New Spelling of My Name" by Audre Lorde
"Great Expectations" by Kathy Acker
"Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo" by Ntozake Shange
"Dynasty" premieres
"ET," directed by Steven Spielberg
"Blade Runner," directed by Ridley Scott