Rhodesia is expelled by the International Olympic Committee for its racist policies. The International’ Olympic Committee withdrew its invitation to Rhodesia to compete in the…
Tag: 1972
23 December 1972
The survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days. They reportedly survived by cannibalism. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 was a chartered…
4 September 1972
Mark Spitz becomes the first athlete to win seven medals at the one Olympic Games.
2 April 1972
The comedy actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time after being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the…
13 October 1972
An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashes outside Moscow. All 174 on board are killed.
11 June 1972
The Eltham Well Hall rail crash kills six people and injures 126. The driver was intoxicated
6 April 1972
Easter Offensive during the Vietnam War with American forces beginning sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.