As I graduated from High School
This was what was going on
In the world
I was about to enter as an adult
1972
NEWS HEADLINES IN 1972:
British paratroopers open fire at a civil rights march
in Londonderry killing 13 people
on what is known as Bloody Sunday . . .
The luxury liner Queen Elizabeth
catches fire in Hong Kong harbour . . .
Bangladesh is established
as an independent state . . .
Ireland, Britain and Denmark
become full members
of the European community . . .
US President Richard Nixon visits China . . .
Joe Frazier retains the Heavyweight title . . .
Britain is gripped by a fuel crisis
causing widespread power cuts . . .
Bobby Fischer becomes America's first
world chess champion
after beating Russian Boris Spassky . . .
Arab terrorists kill 11 Israeli Athletes
at the Munich Olympics . . .
The Apollo moon program comes to a close
with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean
of Apollo 17 . . .
Mark Spitz wins 7 gold medals in Munich . . .
The Moog synthesizer is patented . . .
The 16 survivors of a plane crash in the Andes
admit resorting to cannibalism
in order to survive . . .
Electronics giant Phillips
market the first home video recorder . . .
Big Movies
In 1972
The Godfather
Cabaret
Frenzy
The French Connection
Top Tv Series
October 1972 - April 1973
1. All in the Family
2. Sanford and Son
3. Hawaii Five-O
4. Maude
5. Bridget Loves Bernie
6. Sunday Mystery Movie
7. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
8. Gunsmoke
9. The Wonderful World of Disney
10. Ironside
11. Adam 12
12. The Flip Wilson Show
13. Marcus Welby, M.D.
14. Cannon
15. Here's Lucy
16. The Bob Newhart Show
17. Tuesday Movie of the Week
18. ABC NFL Football
19. The Partridge Family
20. The Waltons
21. Medical Center
22. The Carol Burnett Show
23. ABC Sunday Movie
24. The Rookies
25. Escape
~~My Personal favorite~~
The Waltons
It still is! ~~Maria~~
GOODBYE TO
Maurice Chevalier, French actor and singer
J Edgar Hoover, US founder of the FBI
Sir Francis Chichester, British yachtsman
Igor Sikorsky, Russian aviator
The Music
of
1972
US No.1 SINGLES IN 1972
AMERICAN PIE Don McClean
LETS STAY TOGETHER Al Green
WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
HEART OF GOLD Neil Young
HORSE WITH NO NAME America
THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack
OH GIRL Chi-Lites
I'LL TAKE YOU THERE Staple Singers
CANDY MAN Sammy Davis Jr.
SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond
LEAN ON ME Bill Withers
ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) Gilbert O'Sullivan
BRANDY (YOU'RE A FINE GIRL) Looking Glass
BLACK AND WHITE Three Dog Night
BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis
BEN Michael Jackson
MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Johnny Nash
PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE Temptations
I AM A WOMAN Helen Reddy
ME AND MRS JONES Billy Paul
My Favorite Music
of
The Seventys
Click on the Jukebox
For My Favorite Music
From the Seventys
Styles of the Seventys
Hot pants, mini skirts,bell bottoms
Floppy hats,Boots,Rose colored glasses
Hot pinks, neon greens, electric blues
Hmmmm...
Sounds like ..
My daughters wardrobe
In 2001!
Personally...
I had the poetic Quotation
"The Living End"
Embroidered on my behind!
Signs of the Times
My Sign of the Zodiac
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