2 February 1972 February 1, 2012 Author: Staff The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest at Bloody Sunday Famous Words of Inspiration..."My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all." Stephen Hawking — Click here for more from Stephen Hawking Related posts: 26 December 1972 Categories: History Tags: 1972, 2 February