Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar) crashes in the Florida Everglades on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101 of the 176 people on board. Date: December 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 29 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day…
The last scheduled day for induction into the military by the Selective Service System. Due to the fact that President Richard Nixon declared this day a national day of mourning due to former President Harry S Truman's death, approximately 300 men were not able to report due to most Federal offices being closed. Since the…
Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history. Date: December 26, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day…
The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, surviving by cannibalism. Date: December 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000. Date: December 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Immaculate Reception is caught by Franco Harris to win the Pittsburgh Steelers their first ever playoff victory, after defeating the Oakland Raiders. Date: December 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apollo program: The last crewed lunar flight, Apollo 17, carrying Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth. Date: December 19, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II, a series of Christmas bombings, after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th. Date: December 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1972…
The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is enacted. Date: December 16, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the most recent person to walk on the Moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission. Date: December 14, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅…