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A LOOK
AT THE WORLD IN 1972 |
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In
The News In 1972
President Nixon approves NASA's space shuttle, a reusable
spacecraft, at a cost of $5.5 billion.
President Nixon arrives in China for an 8-day visit to China,
which he calls a "journey for peace."
While campaigning for the presidency in Laurel, MD, Alabama
Governor George C. Wallace is shot and seriously wounded.
Five men are arrested in the Watergate office complex in
Washington, DC for breaking into the offices of the Democratic
National Committee.
Hurricane "Agnes" strikes the East Coast causing 117
deaths. |
Entertainment
in 1972
* Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Heinrich Boll - West Germany
* Best Selling Fiction - Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard
Bach
* Best Selling Non-Fiction - The Living Bible, Kenneth Taylor
* Best Picture - The Godfather, Paramount
* Best Director - Bob Fosse, Cabaret
* Best Actress - Liza Minelli, Cabaret
* Best Actor - Marlon Brando, The Godfather |
Sport
champions in 1972
* MLB - Oakland Athletics
* NFL - Dallas Cowboys
* NBA - Los Angeles Lakers
* NHL - Boston Bruins
* NCAA-Basketball - UCLA
* KY Derby - Riva Ridge
* U.S. Open Golf - Jack Nicklaus
* U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Ilie Nastase
* U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Billie Jean King |
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