Date: May 13, 1972
Cumulative sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model T. Date: February 17, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 17 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Pioneer 10 Launched to Explore Outer Planets, March 2, 1972Queen Margrethe II…
United States presidential election: U.S. President Richard Nixon is re-elected in the largest landslide victory at the time. Date: November 7, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 7 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972UK Imposes Direct Rule on Northern Ireland…
East African Airways Flight 720 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing 43. Date: April 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnamization: U.S. Turns…
Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time. Date: February 15, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 15 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972JAT Flight 367 Bombing Kills 27, Vesna VuloviΔ Survives January 26, 1972Ryukyu Islands…
Apollo program: The Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, lands on the Moon. Date: April 20, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 20 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Antonov An-24 Crashes into…
East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh. Date: January 11, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 11 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972San Francisco BART Begins Passenger Service, September 11, 1972Deadliest Iran Blizzard Begins, February 3, 1972Angry Brigade Trial Over 25 UK…