Vietnam War Easter Offensive: U.S. Air Strikes and Naval Bombardments, April 6, 1972
Date: April 6, 1972
Date: April 6, 1972
Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam. Date: March 30, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Angry Brigade Trial Over 25 UK…
Josรฉ Marรญa Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time. Date: February 15, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Iberia Flight 602…
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 โ ๐ Other events on May 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ …
Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon. Date: December 11, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Mammoth and Flint Ridge Cave Systems Linked in Kentucky September 9,…
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 โ ๐ Other events on March 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Aeroflot Flight 1491 Crashes Near Kharkiv,…
Severe rainfall causes a dam in the Black Hills of South Dakota to burst, creating a flood that kills 238 people and causes $160ย million in damage. Date: June 9, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1972 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…