1972 Nicaragua Earthquake

Capital Devastated In 1972 Nicaragua was bracing for possible aftershocks to an earthquake measuring 5.9 degrees on the Richter scale that killed four people, injured at least 45 and caused…
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Airbus Takes its Maiden Flight

The first European wide-body passenger plane, the Airbus A300 is a wide-body twin-engine jet airliner developed and manufactured by Airbus. Formally announced in 1969 and first flying in October 1972,…
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