Vietnam War Easter Offensive Begins in South Vietnam DMZ, March 30, 1972
Date: March 30, 1972
Date: March 30, 1972
Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh. Date: January 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing. Date: April 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Ghana…
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000. Date: December 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Bloody Sunday: British Paratroopers Kill 13 in Derry, January 30, 1972Immaculate…
Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker, a US bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ends after five months. Date: October 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972U.S. Congress Sends Equal…
Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Date: May 26, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 Crashes in Florida Everglades, December 29,…
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service. Date: September 11, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972United Airlines Flight 553 Boeing 737 Crash at Chicago Midway, December 8, 1972Vietnamization: U.S….