What happened on January 2, 1982?

Headlines from January 2, 1982

• 📉 China Alters Import Tax – China reduces customs duties on 149 categories of industrial equipment to encourage imports for modernization.
• 🏈 Marino's Sugar Bowl Win – Dan Marino leads Pittsburgh to a 24-20 victory over Georgia with a last-minute touchdown pass in the Sugar Bowl.
• 📈 Social Security Tax Increase – The Social Security payroll tax rises by five cents for every $100 earned by most Americans throughout 1982.
• 🏆 Haas Leads Pro-Am – Jay Haas takes a three-stroke lead in the Spalding Invitational Pro-Am tournament with a six-under-par 66.
• 📚 Women's Worlds Congress – Over 400 female scholars from 30 countries gather for the first interdisciplinary congress on 'women's worlds.'
• 📰 Newspaper Strike Averted – Negotiators reach an agreement to avert a strike affecting 13 of Britain's 16 national newspapers.
• 🎭 Shakespeare Theater Management – Richard Horner Associates appointed as executive director of the American Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, Conn.
• 📊 Congress Expands Arms Sales – Congress approves President Reagan's foreign aid bills, granting greater flexibility in arms sales and foreign affairs.
• 🎾 Pfister and Denton Semifinals – Hank Pfister and Steve Denton reach the semifinals of the Australian Open tennis championships.
• 📅 New Year Celebrations – Despite rain, 150,000 people celebrate New Year’s Eve in the city with festivities and excitement.