1972 History
A past newspaper from 1972 offers an unrivalled view on life at the time and is sure to fill the reader with nostalgia that will be enjoyed for years to come. This ensures that receiving an original newspaper from the day they were born will be a cherished and treasured gift allowing them to revisit 1972 events as reported at the time. Choose one of their favourite titles, ranging from regional or even discontinued ones as well all the popular national titles still available today.
1972 Gift Options
After selecting a title, which is chosen after a date has been specified, a presentation option can be added to compliment your newspaper. There are a huge range of gift options to choose from such as gift boxes, frames, folders, bound editions and many more to compliment the perfect gift. A presentation option is the perfect finishing touch and is ideal for special occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries. Every original newspaper from our archive also includes a certificate guaranteeing the newspapers authenticity which can be personalised with a message, date and the recipient's name.
News Headlines from 1972 Events
Order an archived newspaper today to see what was making the front page on the day you were born in 1972. Please see below for some of the major news events of 1972 headlines that may be featured in an original newspaper from this era:
| 30th January 1972 | The British Army kills thirteen unarmed nationalist civil rights marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland. |
| 2nd February 1972 | Anti-British riots take place throughout Ireland. The British Embassy in Dublin is burned to the ground, as are several British-owned businesses. |
| 3rd February 1972 | The 1972 Winter Olympics open in Sapporo, Japan. |
| 9th February 1972 | The British government declares a state of emergency over a miners' strike. |
| 24th March 1972 | “The Godfather” is released in cinemas in the United States. |
| 22nd April 1972 | Sylvia Cook and John Fairfax finish rowing across the Pacific. |
| 18th May 1972 | Four troopers of both the Special Air Service and Special Boat Service are parachuted onto the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 in the Atlantic, after a bomb threat and ransom demand. The threat turns out to be a hoax. |
| 28th May 1972 | Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII (b. 1894)dies. |
| 18th June 1972 | Staines Air Disaster: 118 people die when a Trident 1 jet airliner crashes two minutes after take-off from London Heathrow Airport. |
| 18th June 1972 | West Germany beats the Soviet Union 3-0 to win the 1972 European Football Championships. |
| 21st July 1972 | Twenty-two bombs planted by the Provisional IRA explode in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Nine people are killed and 130 seriously injured. |
| 29th July 1972 | A national dock strike begins in Britain. |
| 31st July 1972 | Bloody Sunday: British troops move into the ‘no-go’ areas of Belfast and Derry in Northern Ireland, ending Free Derry. |
| 4th August 1972 | Dictator Idi Amin declares that Uganda will expel 50,000 Asians with British passports within three months. |
| 26th August 1972 | The 1972 Summer Olympics are held in Munich, West Germany. |
| 5-6th September 1972 | Munich Massacre: Eleven Israeli athletes are murdered at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich after eight members of the Arab terrorist group ‘Black September’ invade the Olympic Village; five guerrillas and one policeman are also killed in a failed hostage rescue. |
| 16th October 1972 | Rioting inmates cause a fire that destroys most of Maze Prison. |
| 30th November 1972 | Cod War: British Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home says that Royal Navy ships will be stationed to protect British trawlers off Iceland. |
| 26th December 1972 | Former United States President Harry S. Truman dies in Kansas City, Missouri. |