East African Airways Flight 720 Crashes in Addis Ababa, 1972 April 18
Date: April 18, 1972
Date: April 18, 1972
Apollo 17, the last Apollo Moon mission, is launched. The crew takes the photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth. Date: December 7, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 7 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972HBO…
Alitalia Flight 112 crashes into Mount Longa near Palermo, Sicily, killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy. Date: May 5, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 5 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War: Battle…
In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives. Date: March 22, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972UK Imposes Direct Rule on Northern…
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 β π Other events on January 18 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today)…
The Ryukyu Islands, under U.S. military governance since its conquest in 1945, reverts to Japanese control. Date: May 15, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 15 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 19721972 Iran Blizzard Begins, Deadliest Snowstorm in History -…
Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are discovered by construction workers in Shandong. Date: April 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 10 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Mark…