WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1972
Find out what all happened January to October 1972

United States President Richard Nixon orders the development of a Space Shuttle program. (5. January 1972)

A race riot occurs on the United States Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off the coast of Vietnam during Operation Linebacker. (11. October 1972)

A parcel bomb sent to Israeli Embassy in London kills one diplomat. (19. September 1972)

Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies. (22. August 1972)

Bugojno group is caught by Yugoslav security forces. (24. July 1972)

In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat. (16. August 1972)

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system has its opening day of passenger service. (11. September 1972)

The first leap second is added to the UTC time system. (30. June 1972)

The first Gay Pride march in England takes place. (1. July 1972)

Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. (13. January 1972)

The Eltham Well Hall rail crash, caused by an intoxicated train driver, kills six people and injures 126. (11. June 1972)

In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, ID, killing 91 workers. (2. May 1972)

The Troubles: a car bombing outside a crowded pub in Belfast sparks a two-day gun battle involving the Provisional IRA, Ulster Volunteer Force and British Army. Seven people are killed and over 66 injured. (13. May 1972)

Sino-American relations: The United States and People's Republic of China sign the Shanghai Communiqué. (28. February 1972)

The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification. (22. March 1972)

The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite. (23. July 1972)

The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest at Bloody Sunday. (2. February 1972)

Vietnam War – U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation. (8. May 1972)

In Tel Aviv, Israel, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others. (30. May 1972)

East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh. (11. January 1972)