Date: April 13, 1972
During approach to Kharkiv International Airport, Aeroflot Flight 1491 crashes near Ruska Lozova, killing all 112 aboard. Date: May 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 18 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Iberia Flight 602 Crashes Near Ibiza Airport, 104…
The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Date: June 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 29 π Events on this day in 1972…
The Troubles: Bloody Friday: The Provisional IRA detonate 22 bombs in central Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in the space of 80 minutes, killing nine and injuring 130. Date: July 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 21 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today)…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. Date: January 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 10 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Congress Sends Equal Rights Amendment…
Two Avianca Douglas DC-3 airliners collide over Colombia, killing 38. Date: July 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 29 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Antonov An-24 Crashes into Kindergarten in Svetlogorsk, 35 Dead – May 16, 1972Vietnam War: U.S….
Severe rainfall causes a dam in the Black Hills of South Dakota to burst, creating a flood that kills 238 people and causes $160Β million in damage. Date: June 9, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 9 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events…