Rose Heilbron Becomes First Female Judge at Old Bailey, January 4, 1972
Date: January 4, 1972
Date: January 4, 1972
Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history. Date: December 26, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 26 π Events on this day…
Over 400 women in Derry, Northern Ireland attack the offices of Sinn FΓ©in following the shooting by the Irish Republican Army of a young British soldier on leave. Date: May 22, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 22 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today)…
Pakistan launches its nuclear weapons program, a few weeks after its defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War, as well as the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Date: January 20, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 20 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Pakistan leaves the Commonwealth of Nations in protest of its recognition of breakaway Bangladesh. Date: January 30, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Apollo 17 Final Moon Landing Mission December 11, 1972Mammoth and Flint…
Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes as a result of a control malfunction and insufficient training in emergency procedures. Date: March 3, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 3 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972California Supreme Court Invalidates Death Penalty in…
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 β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Congress Sends Equal Rights Amendment to…