Date: May 22, 1972
Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins. Date: April 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Ryukyu Islands Return to Japanese Control After U.S. Governance, May 15, 1972Title IX Amended to Ban Sex…
A fire occurs in the Sennichi Department Store in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators result in 118 fatalities (many victims leaping to their deaths). Date: May 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK. Date: January 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War Easter Offensive Begins in South Vietnam DMZ,…
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation. Date: May 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅…
In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives. Date: March 22, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Apollo 17 Launches, Last Apollo Moon…
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 1972Ceylon…