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1972: A Year of Cultural and Technological Milestones

Explore the significant events of 1972, a year marked by the introduction of digital watches, iconic music releases, and historical milestones like the Munich Olympics and Watergate scandal. Discover key facts and stats, popular movies, music hits, TV shows, and notable headlines from this transformative year.

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1972: A Year of Cultural and Technological Milestones

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  1. What Year Was It? Salvatore Colosi EDUS 515

  2. Facts & Stats • Average cost of new house - $27,550 • Average yearly income - $11,800 • Cost of gallon of gas - $0.55

  3. Technology • 1st Digital Watches • Start of space shuttle program • Atari inrtoduces PONG • VW Beatle becomes most popular car of all time – 15 million sold

  4. TV • Monty Python’s Flying Circus • Sesame Street • The Brady Bunch • Hawaii Five-O

  5. Movies • The Godfather • Dirty Harry • A Clockwork Orange • Fiddler on the Roof

  6. Music • Don McLean - “American Pie” • Elton John - “Rocket Man” • Led Zeppelin – “Rock & Roll” • Chicago – “Saturday in the Park”

  7. Headlines • Munich Olympic Terrorist Attacks • Watergate

  8. Headlines Cont’d • Bobby Ficher beats Boris Spassky to become World Chess Champion • Last US troops leave Vietnam

  9. Headlines Cont’d • US Senate passes Equal Rights Amendment • Mark Spitz wins 7 gold medals in Summer Olympics

  10. 1972

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