Mark Spitz Wins Seven Olympic Medals, September 4, 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 → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972José María…

Vietnam War: Easter Offensive: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments. Date: April 6, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Munich Massacre Perpetrators Released in Lufthansa Flight 615 Hostage Exchange, October 29,…

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 📅…

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513. Date: January 14, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. It currently is the longest running game show on American television. Date: September 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Provisional IRA First Belfast Car Bombing Kills…

Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order. Date: May 6, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972UK Imposes Direct Rule…