What happened on January 20, 1972?

Name: Number of people out of work and claiming unemployment benefit in UK rises to over 1 million
Start: 1972-01-20
End: 1972-01-20

Number of people out of work and claiming unemployment benefit in UK rises to over 1 million

1971
Cigarette advertisements are banned from broadcast media in the US
Cigarette advertisements are banned from broadcast media in the US
1971
1st "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK
1st "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK
1971
Tamla Records releases Marvin Gaye's single "What's Going On" about police brutality, from the album of the same name
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla.
1971
Military coup in Uganda led by Major General Idi Amin
Idi Amin Dada Oumee (30 May 1928 – 16 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 until his overthrow in 1979.
1971
General Idi Amin ousts Milton Obote and appoints himself President and Dictator of Uganda
Idi Amin Dada Oumee (30 May 1928 – 16 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 until his overthrow in 1979.

1973
Britain, Ireland, and Denmark become the 7th, 8th, and 9th members of the European Economic Community
Denmark is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that...
1973
Elvis Presley files for divorce from Priscilla Presley on his 38th birthday
Elvis Presley files for divorce from Priscilla Presley on his 38th birthday
1973
Actress Jane Fonda weds activist Tom Hayden
Jane Seymour Fonda is an American actress and activist. Fonda's work spans several genres and over six decades of film and television.
1973
In a landmark decision, the US Supreme Court legalizes most abortions (Roe v. Wade). Writing the majority opinion, Justi
In a landmark decision, the US Supreme Court legalizes most abortions (Roe v. Wade). Writing the majority opinion, Justice Harry Blackmun states that the criminalization of abortion does not have "roots in the English common law tradition."
1973
US President Richard Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end the Vietnam War
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974.

What happened on January 20, 1972?: Number of people out of work and claiming unemployment benefit in UK rises to over 1 million