History of Munich German defenders there offered only light resistance, on 30 April 1945. After American occupation in 1945, Munich was completely rebuilt following a meticulous and - by comparison to other war-ravaged German cities - rather conservative plan which preserved its pre-war street grid. In 1957 Munich's population passed the 1 million mark. In 1958 Munich hosted the Chess Olympiad. Munich was the site of the 1972 Summer Olympics, during which Israeli athletes were assassinated by Palestinian terrorists (see Munich massacre), when terrorist gunmen from the Palestinian "Black September" group took hostage members of the Israeli Olympic team. A rescue attempt by
1972 Thailand Regional Games SAT inside, surrounded by the text The 8th Thailand National Games represented 10 regions from 71 provinces. This games was the first competition of the new region, Bangkok formerly part of region 1 and the new member of region 3, Yasothon formerly part of Ubon Ratchathani. The 1972 Thailand National Games featured 10 Olympic sports that will be contested at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, 1974 Asian Games and 1972 Summer Olympics. In addition, four non-Olympic sports was featured: Badminton, Sepak takraw, Table tennis and Tennis. 1972 Thailand Regional Games The 6th Thailand National Games (Thai:กีฬาเขตแห่งประเทศไทย ครั้งที่ 6) also