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October 1972
The following events occurred in October 1972: October 1, 1972 (Sunday) *Publication of the first reports of the production of a recombinant DNA molecule marked the birth of modern molecular biology methodology. *Singapore Airlines (SIA), with 10 aircraft, and Malaysia Airlines, were created with the breakup of Malaysia Singapore Airlines. SIA now serves 80 cities in 40 nations around the world. *At about 1:00 a.m. local time, off of the coast of South Vietnam, an explosion on board the killed 19 sailors and injured ten others. *Florida's new death penalty statute, the first to be passed in the United States since the U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared all existing capital punishment laws unconstitutional, went into effect. *The Oregon Minimum Deposit Law took effect, as Oregon became the first state to require a deposit on all beverage containers, including cans. *Born: Jean Paulo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer *Died: Louis Leakey, 69, Kenyan anthropologist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada 1972 Federal Election
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western Canada–United States border, border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British colonization of the Americas, British and French colonization of the Americas, French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of Military history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
