Date: June 20, 1972
Munich massacre: Nine Israeli athletes die (along with a German policeman) at the hands of the Palestinian "Black September" terrorist group after being taken hostage at the Munich Olympic Games. Two other Israeli athletes were slain in the initial attack the previous day. Date: September 6, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅…
Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam. Date: August 11, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972East Pakistan Renames Itself Bangladesh – January 11, 1972Japan Establishes Diplomatic Relations with…
Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time. Date: February 15, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Official Irish Republican Army Aldershot Barracks Car Bombing, February 22, 1972Vietnam War: B-52…
Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing. Date: April 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972UK…
Apollo program: The last crewed lunar flight, Apollo 17, carrying Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth. Date: December 19, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Ghana Coup Ousts Busia and…