Date: May 22, 1972
Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut moments later while the young girl is seen running naked down a road, in what would become an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo. Date: June 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
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 1972Queen Margrethe II Ascends Danish Throne, First Queen Since 1412 January 14, 1972Don’t Make…
In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers. Date: May 2, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Black Hills Dam…
The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to Greenpeace Foundation. Date: May 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War Napalm…
During approach to Kharkiv International Airport, Aeroflot Flight 1491 crashes near Ruska Lozova, killing all 112 aboard. Date: May 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Ras Al Khaimah Joins United Arab Emirates, Seven…
Members of the Mukti Bahini lay down their arms to the government of the newly independent Bangladesh, a month after winning the war against the occupying Pakistan Army. Date: January 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 18 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)…