Date: January 26, 1972
An Antonov An-24 crashes into a kindergarten building in Svetlogorsk, killing 35. Date: May 16, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Soviet Luna 20 Lands on Moon February 21, 1972Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 Crash…
Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh. Date: January 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Two Avianca Douglas DC-3 airliners collide over Colombia, killing 38. Date: July 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Michelangelo’s Pietà Vandalized in Rome, May 21, 1972Volkswagen Beetle Surpasses Ford Model T in Sales,…
The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Date: June 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1972…
Vietnam War: Easter Offensive: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments. Date: April 6, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Staines Air Disaster: 118 Killed in Heathrow Trident Crash, June 18, 1972Ceylon…
An Ilyushin Il-62 airliner crashes near Königs Wusterhausen, East Germany killing 156 people. Date: August 14, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Watergate Scandal: Nixon, Haldeman Discuss CIA Obstruction, June 23, 1972Iberia Flight 602…