Date: December 29, 1972
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. Date: January 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Sunshine Mine Fire Kills 91…
In Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation exploration and mapping team discovers a link between the Mammoth and Flint Ridge cave systems, making it the longest known cave passageway in the world. Date: September 9, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day…
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 → 📅 Other events…
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 1972Apollo 17 Returns to Earth, Last Crewed Lunar Flight, December 19, 1972Vietnamization: U.S. Turns…
Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham, Alabama is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where the hijackers are jailed by Fidel Castro. Date: November 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
The first day of the seven-day 1972 Iran blizzard, which would kill at least 4,000 people, making it the deadliest snowstorm in history. Date: February 3, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War…