Historical Events In 1972
Sep 12 Two British trawlers sunk by Icelandic gunboats during the 'cod war'
Sep 17 BART begins passenger service in SF
Sep 01 The O'Jays receive the first of their eventual six gold records, this one for the hit Back Stabbers.
Sep 17 "M*A*S*H," premiers on TV
Sep 26 American Museum of Immigration dedicated
Sep 06 John &Yoko appear on Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon
Sep 10 Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton, redeeming his loss to Norton in their previous encounter.
Sep 01 Bobby Fischer of the USA defeats Boris Spassky of the USSR at the international chess championship in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Sep 10 Emerson Fittipaldi is youngest to win an auto race World Championship
Sep 24 Antique F86 Sabrejet fails to takeoff at air show, kills 22
Sep 11 BART begins service with a 26-mi (42-km) line from Oakland to Fremont
Sep 04 Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz becomes the first person in history to win seven gold medals, winning the 400-meter relay at Munich, GVany.
Sep 10 Chicago Bears running back Gayle Sayers retires from pro football.
Sep 20 Police find cannabis growing on Paul and Linda McCartney's farm
Sep 28 Japan &Communist China agree to re-establish diplomatic relations
Sep 10 US Men's olympic basketball teams 1st lose, 51-50 to USSR (disputed)
Sep 05 Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium
Sep 25 Norway votes not to join the European Community
Jun 07 German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel
Jun 06 Gold hits record $60 an ounce in London
Jun 16 Burglars caught inside the Watergate building
Jun 13 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2604
Jun 09 Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia
Jun 04 Angela Davis, black activist, acquitted of killing a white guard
Jun 06 Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia)
Jun 29 USSR launches Prognoz 2 into earth orbit (549/200,000 km)
Jun 08 N Chernykh discovers asteroid #3230
Jun 15 Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die
Jun 29 Supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel &unusual punishment"
Jun 23 HS-2, HS-15, HS-74 and HS-75 came to the aid of flood stricken residents in the Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and Pottstown areas of Pennsylvania
Jun 23 Hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history
Jun 06 David Bowie releases "Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust"
Jun 23 Pres Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports
Jun 17 5 arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate Oh what a tangled web we weave
Jun 17 Looking Glass releases "Brandy"
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