Angry Brigade Trial Over 25 UK Bombings, May 30, 1972
Date: May 30, 1972
Date: May 30, 1972
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. Twenty-eight survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23. Date: October 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 13 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Richard Nixon…
The three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre are released from prison in exchange for the hostages of the hijacked Lufthansa Flight 615. Date: October 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 29 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Nixon Visits…
Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II. Date: January 24, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 24 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Universal Postal Union…
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 1972Pioneer 10 Launched to Explore Outer Planets, March 2, 1972JosΓ© MarΓa Velasco…
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…
Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK. Date: January 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 4 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Provisional IRA First Belfast Car Bombing Kills Seven, Injures…