Apollo 16 Launch from Cape Canaveral April 16, 1972

Ras Al Khaimah joins the United Arab Emirates, now making up seven emirates. Date: February 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Pakistan Leaves Commonwealth in Protest of Bangladesh Recognition, January 30, 1972Lod Airport…

Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are discovered by construction workers in Shandong. Date: April 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Ras…

Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani. Date: July 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Soviet Union Makes Final N1 Rocket Launch Attempt, November 23, 1972Immaculate Reception: Franco Harris Wins Steelers’ First Playoff…

Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian origin, beginning the expulsions of Ugandan Asians. Date: August 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order. Date: May 6, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972U.S. Congress Sends Equal…

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. Date: January 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Managua Earthquake Kills 10,000+ on…