Historical Events In 1972

May 20 Republic of Cameroon declared as constitution is ratified

May 08 Sabena aircraft at Lod International, Tel Aviv, captured by Palestinians

May 26 Nixon & Brezhnev signs SALT accord

May 18 John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded

May 10 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

May 31 Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam

May 05 Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115

May 11 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2

May 28 Edward VIII, former King of the United Kingdon, dies

May 20 "Different Times" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 24 performances

May 25 Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander

May 25 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

May 14 24th Emmy Awards All in the Family, Carrol O'Conner & Jean Stapleton

May 15 Ryukyu Island & Daito Island returned to Japan after 27 years of US control

May 24 Glasgow Rangers wins 12th Europe Cup II at Barcelona

May 20 Cameroon becomes a republic as their constitution is ratified

May 22 Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified

May 01 Radio's Mutual Black Network premieres

May 04 Vietcong forms revolutionary government in Quang Tri South Vietnam

May 08 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft mine Haiphong Harbor in North Vietnam.

May 02 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

May 17 Tottenham Hotspur wins first UEFA Cup in London

May 20 "Hard Job Being God" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 6 performances

May 22 Ton Sijbrands becomes world checker champion

May 30 3 Japanese PFL terrorists kill 24, wound 72 at Tel Aviv's Lod International Airport

May 02 Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine - 126 die (Kellogg Idaho)

May 15 George Wallace shot & left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel MD

May 24 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

May 06 In the second most active dog-fight day of the war, Navy flyers shot down two iG-17s and two MiG-21s.

May 11 Stanley Cup Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2

May 14 24th Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Carrol O'Conner & Jean Stapleton

May 22 US President Nixon begins visit Moscow

May 11 John Lennon says his phone is tapped by the FBI on Dick Cavett Show

May 17 Netherlands & China People's Republic exchange ambassadors

May 12 Paul McCartney & Wings release "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

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