HBO Launches American Pay Television Network, November 8, 1972

Japan Air Lines Flight 471 crashes on approach to Palam International Airport (now Indira Gandhi International Airport) in New Delhi, India, killing 82 of the 87 people on board and four more people on the ground. Date: June 14, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this…

Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game. Date: November 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 29 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Bangladesh Constitution Enacted, December 16, 1972San Francisco BART Begins Passenger Service, September 11, 1972Vietnam War Operation…

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 1972Furman v. Georgia…

Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes as a result of a control malfunction and insufficient training in emergency procedures. Date: March 3, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972U.S. and Soviet Union Sign Anti-Ballistic Missile…

Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Date: May 26, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Richard Nixon Re-elected in Landslide U.S. Presidential Election, November 7, 1972Sterling…

Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history. Date: December 26, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 26 📅 Events on this day…