Angry Brigade Trial Over 25 UK Bombings, May 30, 1972
Date: May 30, 1972
Date: May 30, 1972
Over 400 women in Derry, Northern Ireland attack the offices of Sinn FΓ©in following the shooting by the Irish Republican Army of a young British soldier on leave. Date: May 22, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 22 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today)…
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 β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events…
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 1972Bloody Sunday: British Paratroopers Kill…
Cumulative sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model T. Date: February 17, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 17 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War Easter Offensive: U.S. Air Strikes and Naval Bombardments, April 6,…
The Troubles: Bloody Sunday: British paratroopers open fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 people; another person later dies of injuries sustained. Date: January 30, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Ryukyu Islands, under U.S. military governance since its conquest in 1945, reverts to Japanese control. Date: May 15, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 15 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Mukti Bahini Surrender Arms to Bangladesh Government, January 18,…