1982
![E-Trade San Francisco financial center](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Etrade_financial_center_market_st_san_francisco.jpg/70px-Etrade_financial_center_market_st_san_francisco.jpg)
![Symantec headquarters in Mountain View (2013)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Symantec_Headquarters_Mountain_View.jpg/100px-Symantec_Headquarters_Mountain_View.jpg)
![Fremont Assembly](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/CALIFORNIA-NEAR_SAN_FRANCISCO_BAY_-_NARA_-_544723.jpg/100px-CALIFORNIA-NEAR_SAN_FRANCISCO_BAY_-_NARA_-_544723.jpg)
- The Caldecott Tunnel fire kills seven people in the third, northernmost bore of the Caldecott Tunnel, on State Route 24 between Oakland and Orinda
- San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana throws a memorable touchdown pass to Dwight Clark in the NFC Championship Game with the Dallas Cowboys
- The University of California Golden Bears perform The Play, a kickoff return during a college football game with the Stanford Cardinals, which is among the most memorable events in American sports.
- E-Trade (pictured) is founded in Palo Alto
- Symantec (pictured) is founded in Mountain View
- General Motors' Fremont Assembly (pictured) closes
- The San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl for the first time
- Cleve Jones and Marcus Conant establish the Kaposi's Sarcoma Research and Education Foundation
- Severe flooding in the Bay Area results in 33 deaths and $280 million in losses.