Apollo 16 Lunar Landing by John Young and Charles Duke, April 21, 1972
Date: April 21, 1972
Date: April 21, 1972
Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. Date: January 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Richard Nixon…
Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game. Date: November 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Convair CV-580 and Twin Otter Collision Over Lake Winnebago June 29, 1972Apollo 17 Returns to Earth,…
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 1972HBO Launches American Pay Television Network, November 8, 1972Mammoth and Flint Ridge Cave Systems Linked in Kentucky September…
Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK. Date: January 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Convair CV-580 and Twin Otter Collision Over Lake Winnebago…
The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China administering Taiwan. Date: April 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
An Ilyushin Il-62 airliner crashes near Kรถnigs Wusterhausen, East Germany killing 156 people. Date: August 14, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War: Communist Forces Capture Loc Ninh, April 7, 1972Bloody Sunday: British…