Date: September 6, 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 → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Rose Heilbron Becomes…
A Convair CV-580 and De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter collide above Lake Winnebago near Appleton, Wisconsin, killing 13. Date: June 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Watergate Tape Gap Emerges in Nixon…
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins. Date: June 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events…
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000. Date: December 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Idi Amin Announces Uganda Asian Expulsions, August 4, 1972Sound Recordings Gain…
Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani. Date: July 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Universal Postal Union Recognizes PRC as China’s Sole Representative, April 13, 1972Nixon Visits China to Normalize Sino-American Relations,…
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 1972Soviet Luna 20 Moon Landing, February…