Mossad Assassinate Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian Writer, July 8, 1972
Date: July 8, 1972
Date: July 8, 1972
Members of the Mukti Bahini lay down their arms to the government of the newly independent Bangladesh, a month after winning the war against the occupying Pakistan Army. Date: January 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives. Date: March 22, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Angry Brigade Trial Over 25 UK…
Aeroflot Flight 558 crashes in the Abzelilovsky District in Bashkortostan, Russia (then the Soviet Union), killing all 102 people aboard. Date: August 31, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 31 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571…
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 1972Derry Women…
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 1972Provisional IRA First…
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation. Date: May 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ …