Date: April 18, 1972
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) More events from 1972Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion…
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 United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Date: June 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1972…
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 📅…
The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom. Date: May 30, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Antonov An-24 Crashes Into Kindergarten in Svetlogorsk, 35 Killed,…
Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam. Date: April 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Iberia Flight 602 Crashes Near Ibiza Airport, 104…