Official IRA Aldershot Barracks Car Bombing, February 22, 1972

Staines air disaster: One hundred eighteen people are killed when a BEA H.S. Trident crashes minutes after takeoff from London's Heathrow Airport. Date: June 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Dhofar Rebellion: British…

Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum. Date: April 25, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Gough Whitlam is elected the 21st Prime Minister of Australia in the 1972 Australian federal election, defeating William McMahon and leading the Australian Labor Party back into office after 23 years in Opposition. Date: December 2, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1972…

The Official Irish Republican Army detonates a car bomb at Aldershot barracks, killing seven and injuring nineteen others. Date: February 22, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Don’t Make A Wave Committee Renamed Greenpeace…

The last scheduled day for induction into the military by the Selective Service System. Due to the fact that President Richard Nixon declared this day a national day of mourning due to former President Harry S Truman's death, approximately 300 men were not able to report due to most Federal offices being closed. Since the…

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 1972Pakistan Leaves Commonwealth in Protest of Bangladesh Recognition, January 30, 1972World…