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1972

April 16th - 27th

NASA's sixth Moon mission Apollo 16. The crew of John Young, Thomas Mattingly and Charlie Duke. They landed in the Descartes highlands.

September 5th

Eight guman from the Palestine terrorist group 'Black September' take eleven Israeli athletes hostage at the Olympics games held in Munich, West Germany. Two hostages are murdered during the siege, and In a failed rescue attempt the remaining nine hostages are killed.

December
7th - 19th

NASA's seventh and last Moon mission, Apollo 17. The crew of Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans and Jack Schmitt, they landed the 'Challenger' LM on the Sea of Serenity.

Congress had cancelled the Apollo Moon missions 18, 19 and 20. Apollo 17 was NASA's last Moon mission, although Apollo 18 was designated to the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975.

Britain imposed direct rule on Northern Ireland.

American Fischer took the world chess title from the Soviet Union representative Spassky in Iceland. As the Cold War was played out on the chess board.

Ceylon gained independence and became Sri Lanka.

The Brain scanner was developed.

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