Date: February 18, 1972
Sterling Airways Flight 296 crashes near Kalba, United Arab Emirates while on approach to Dubai International Airport, killing 112 people. Date: March 14, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Bhutto Releases Sheikh Mujibur Rahman…
Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174. Date: October 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 13 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Ryukyu Islands Return to Japanese Control After U.S. Governance, May 15, 1972Angry Brigade Trial Over 25 UK…
United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. This is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737. Date: December 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day…
US President Richard Nixon announces the Space Shuttle program. Date: January 5, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Shandong Tombs Reveal Sun Tzu Art of War Bamboo Slips, April 10, 1972Atari Releases Pong, First…
United States President Richard Nixon visits China to normalize Sino-American relations. Date: February 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Shoichi Yokoi Found in Guam Jungle After WWII, January 24, 1972Iberia Flight 602 Crashes…
A Scandinavian Airlines System domestic flight from Gothenburg to Stockholm is hijacked and flown to Malmö Bulltofta Airport. Date: September 15, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Bhutto Releases Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from Prison,…