Date: September 5, 1972
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United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. This is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737. Date: December 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day…
United States President Richard Nixon visits China to normalize Sino-American relations. Date: February 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Nixon Visits China to Normalize Sino-American Relations, February 21, 1972Provisional IRA First Belfast Car…
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…
Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani. Date: July 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Mukti Bahini Surrender Arms to Bangladesh Government, January 18, 1972UK Imposes Direct Rule on Northern Ireland March 24,…
Severe rainfall causes a dam in the Black Hills of South Dakota to burst, creating a flood that kills 238 people and causes $160ย million in damage. Date: June 9, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies. Date: August 22, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Antonov An-24 Crashes Into Kindergarten in Svetlogorsk, 35 Killed, May 16, 1972Sunshine Mine Fire Kills…