Okinawa Prefecture Flag Officially Adopted – October 13, 1972
Date: October 13, 1972
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Date: October 13, 1972
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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 β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 1972 π …
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 β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 1972 π On…
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 β π Other events on June 14 π Events on this…
The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom. Date: May 30, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Bloody Sunday: British Paratroopers Kill 14 in Derry January…
The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls Generating Station. Date: June 16, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 16 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972UK Imposes Direct Rule on Northern Ireland, March 24, 1972Soviet…
United States presidential election: U.S. President Richard Nixon is re-elected in the largest landslide victory at the time. Date: November 7, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 7 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Churchill Falls Hydroelectric Project Inaugurated June 16,…