San Francisco BART Begins Passenger Service, September 11, 1972
Date: September 11, 1972
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Date: September 11, 1972
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Direct rule is imposed on Northern Ireland by the Government of the United Kingdom under Edward Heath. Date: March 24, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 24 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972HBO Launches American Pay Television Network, November 8,…
The Troubles: Bloody Friday: The Provisional IRA detonate 22 bombs in central Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in the space of 80 minutes, killing nine and injuring 130. Date: July 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 21 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today)…
JAT Flight 367 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the DC-9. Flight attendant Vesna VuloviΔ survives with critical injuries. Date: January 26, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 26 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More…
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 β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Iberia Flight 602 Crashes Near Ibiza…
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…
During approach to Kharkiv International Airport, Aeroflot Flight 1491 crashes near Ruska Lozova, killing all 112 aboard. Date: May 18, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 18 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972First Leap Second Added to UTC Time System,…