Date: May 30, 1972
US President Richard Nixon announces the Space Shuttle program. Date: January 5, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Apollo 17: Eugene Cernan Last Moonwalk, December 14, 1972Japan Establishes Diplomatic Relations with China, September 29,…
Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK. Date: January 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War: Battle of An Lแปc Begins, April 13,…
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 โ ๐ Other events on December 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ …
The California Supreme Court in the case of People v. Anderson, (6 Cal.3d 628) invalidates the state's death penalty and commutes the sentences of all death row inmates to life imprisonment. Date: February 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On…
The Troubles: The first car bombing by the Provisional IRA in Belfast kills seven people and injures 148 others in Northern Ireland. Date: March 20, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972U.S. Sound Recordings…
Apollo program: The Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, lands on the Moon. Date: April 20, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Black Hills Dam Flood…