Date: May 8, 1972
Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. Date: January 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Watergate Scandal:…
The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets. Date: March 2, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 2 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Japan Establishes Diplomatic Relations with China,…
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 โ ๐ Other events on May 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War: Battle of An Lแปc Begins, April…
The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, surviving by cannibalism. Date: December 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Shandong Tombs Reveal Sun Tzu Art of War Bamboo…
JAT Flight 367 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the DC-9. Flight attendant Vesna Vuloviฤ survives with critical injuries. Date: January 26, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
Cumulative sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model T. Date: February 17, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Munich Massacre Perpetrators Released in Lufthansa Flight 615 Hostage Exchange, October 29,…