East Pakistan Renames Itself Bangladesh – January 11, 1972

Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II. Date: January 24, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Sheikh Mujibur Rahman…

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) More events from 1972Vietnam War Nguyen Hue Offensive Forces South Vietnamese Retreat April 25, 1972Antonov An-24 Crashes into Kindergarten in…

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…

East African Airways Flight 720 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing 43. Date: April 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War: U.S….

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) More events from 1972Moroccan Air Force Attacks Hassan II’s Plane…