Voters in South Korea overwhelmingly approve a new constitution, giving legitimacy to Park Chung Hee and the Fourth Republic. Date: November 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: Vietnamization: The United States Army turns over the massive Long Binh military base to South Vietnam. Date: November 11, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham, Alabama is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where the hijackers are jailed by Fidel Castro. Date: November 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
American pay television network Home Box Office (HBO) launches. Date: November 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker, a US bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ends after five months. Date: October 23, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
The flag of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, was officially adopted. Date: October 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 13 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 → 📅 Other events on October 13 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)