July 1972
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The following events occurred in July 1972:
Senator Eagleton, vice-presidential nominee for only 17 days
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Operation Motorman
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Operation Motorman was a large operation carried out by the British Army in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The operation took place in the early hours of 31 July 1972 with the aim of retaking t
July 1972
…exchange news and photos, marking the first time in 22 years that any American news agency would have a channel with the People's Republic of China. Operation Motorman began in Northern Ireland at 4:00 in the morning, as 13,000 British troops rolled into the "no go" areas of Belfast, Derry, Lurgan, Armagh, Portadown…
HMS Fearless landed troops and armoured engineering vehicles at Derry
A Centurion AVRE, as used by the Army in Operation Motorman (Exhibit at the Royal Engineers Museum, Kent)