Date: April 13, 1972
Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam. Date: April 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 10 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Eisenstadt v. Baird: Unmarried Contraceptive Rights, March 22,…
Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Date: April 16, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 16 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Ryukyu Islands Revert to Japanese Control After U.S. Governance May 15, 1972JosΓ© MarΓa Velasco…
Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK. Date: January 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 4 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Nixon Orders Mining of North Vietnamese Ports, Vietnam War,…
Iberia Flight 602 crashes near Ibiza Airport, killing all 104 people on board. Date: January 7, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 7 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Ceylon Becomes Sri Lanka, Adopts New Constitution and Republic Status May 22,…
The first day of the seven-day 1972 Iran blizzard, which would kill at least 4,000 people, making it the deadliest snowstorm in history. Date: February 3, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 3 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Vietnam War…
In Ben Gurion Airport (at the time: Lod Airport), Israel, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others. 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…