Date: December 29, 1972
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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 โ ๐ Other events on January 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War Easter…
The Ryukyu Islands, under U.S. military governance since their conquest in 1945, revert to Japanese control. Date: May 15, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Nixon Visits China to Normalize Sino-American Relations, February 21,…
Josรฉ Marรญa Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time. Date: February 15, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Rose Heilbron Becomes…
A fire occurs in the Sennichi Department Store in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators result in 118 fatalities (many victims leaping to their deaths). Date: May 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. Date: January 13, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Deniz Gezmiล,…
Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Date: April 16, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Bloody Sunday: British Paratroopers Kill 13 in Derry, January 30, 1972Apollo 16 Moon Landing…