Date: January 10, 1972
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A fire occurs in the Sennichi Department Store in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators result in 118 fatalities (many victims leaping to their deaths). Date: May 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 13 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events…
The Soviet uncrewed spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon. Date: February 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 21 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Munich Massacre: Nine Israeli Athletes Killed by Black September, September 6, 1972Ceylon Becomes Sri Lanka,…
Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam. Date: April 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 10 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972World Chess Championship 1972 Begins: Fischer vs. Spassky,…
Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lα»c begins. Date: April 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 13 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Provisional IRA First Belfast Car Bombing Kills Seven, Injures 148 March 20, 1972Vietnam War: Communist Forces Overrun…
An Antonov An-24 crashes into a kindergarten building in Svetlogorsk, killing 35. Date: May 16, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Apollo 17: Eugene Cernan Last Moonwalk, December 14, 1972Southern Airways Flight 49 Hijacking…
Iberia Flight 602 crashes near Ibiza Airport, killing all 104 people on board. Date: January 7, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 7 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Ryukyu Islands Revert to Japanese Control After U.S. Governance May 15, 1972Ryukyu…