Date: August 4, 1972
The Soviet uncrewed spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon. Date: February 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War Easter Offensive Begins in South Vietnam DMZ, March 30, 1972US Launches Landsat 1…
Direct rule is imposed on Northern Ireland by the Government of the United Kingdom under Edward Heath. Date: March 24, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Rose Heilbron Becomes First Female Judge at Old…
Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Date: April 16, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Ghana Coup Ousts Busia and Akufo-Addo, January 13, 1972Vietnam War: U.S. B-52 Bombers Resume…
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…
Two Avianca Douglas DC-3 airliners collide over Colombia, killing 38. Date: July 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War: Communist Forces Overrun Loc Ninh, April 7, 1972Sunshine Mine Fire Kills 91 Workers…
US President Richard Nixon announces the Space Shuttle program. Date: January 5, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Nixon Visits China to Normalize Sino-American Relations, February 21, 1972Churchill Falls Hydroelectric Project Inaugurated June 16,…