HBO Launches American Pay Television Network, November 8, 1972

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service. Date: September 11, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Angry Brigade Trial Over 25 UK Bombings, May 30, 1972Spantax Flight 275 Crashes During…

Watergate scandal: An 18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex. Date: June 20, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in…

Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Date: April 16, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Okinawa Prefecture Flag Officially Adopted – October 13, 1972Aeroflot Flight 558 Crashes in Bashkortostan,…

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 1972Sterling Airways Flight 296 Crashes Near Kalba, 112 Killed March 14, 19721972 Iran Blizzard Begins, Deadliest Snowstorm in…

The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets. Date: March 2, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Avianca DC-3 Midair Collision Over Colombia…

José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time. Date: February 15, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Munich Olympics Open…