US Launches Landsat 1 First Earth-Resources Satellite, July 23, 1972

Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh. Date: January 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Sterling Airways Flight 296 crashes near Kalba, United Arab Emirates while on approach to Dubai International Airport, killing 112 people. Date: March 14, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972World Chess Championship 1972 Begins:…

Ras Al Khaimah joins the United Arab Emirates, now making up seven emirates. Date: February 10, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Congress Sends Equal Rights Amendment to States for Ratification, March 22, 1972Munich…

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 1972Deadliest Iran Blizzard Begins, February 3,…

Vietnam War: Communist forces overrun the South Vietnamese town of Loc Ninh. Date: April 7, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972East African Airways Flight 720 Crashes in Addis Ababa, 1972 April 18IOC Expels…

Watergate scandal: An 18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex. Date: June 20, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in…