Date: January 14, 1972
Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham, Alabama is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where the hijackers are jailed by Fidel Castro. Date: November 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat. Date: August 16, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II. Date: January 24, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War: Battle…
The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Date: August 3, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Rose Heilbron Becomes First Female Judge at Old Bailey, January 4, 1972Nixon Visits China to Normalize…
Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth. Date: May 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Avianca DC-3 Midair Collision Over…
The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets. Date: March 2, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Churchill Falls Hydroelectric Project Inaugurated June…