IOC Expels Rhodesia for Racist Policies, August 22, 1972
Date: August 22, 1972
Date: August 22, 1972
The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to Greenpeace Foundation. Date: May 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 4 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Richard Nixon Announces…
Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon. Date: December 11, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 11 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Apollo 17 Returns to Earth, Last Crewed Lunar Flight, December 19,…
Munich massacre: Nine Israeli athletes die (along with a German policeman) at the hands of the Palestinian "Black September" terrorist group after being taken hostage at the Munich Olympic Games. Two other Israeli athletes were slain in the initial attack the previous day. Date: September 6, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events…
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 β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War:…
Last executions in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems are guillotined at La SantΓ© Prison. Date: November 28, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 28 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972U.S. Senate Ratifies Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty August 3, 1972Alitalia Flight…
Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds. Date: June 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 23 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Pakistan…