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The Unemployment rate was 5.9% and the median household income was $9,697.

The situation comedy M*A*S*H debuted on television.

Pioneer 10, USA Jupiter/Saturn Flyby & Interstellar Probe, was launched on March 2, 1972.

Hurricane Agnes on June 13th killed 117 on the east coast.
Mark Donahue won the 1972 Indy 500 and received $218,767.00 out of a total purse of $1,011,845.00.
1972 500 Winner Mark Donahue

Richard Nixon was president and Elvis Presley was vice president. (Okay, Elvis was never vice president. The vice president was Spiro Agnew.)
Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon

The price of a first class stamp was $0.08.

A.J. Foyt won the 1972 Daytona 500 with a substantial lead driving a Mercury.

The Dow Jones closed above 1000 for the first time in history.

The average price of gas was $0.55 a gallon.

Govenor George C. Wallace of Alabama was shot by Arthur H. Bremer at Laurel, Md., at a political rally (May 15).

Apollo 16 was launched, landed on the moon and returned in April, 1972.

Apollo 17 (the last of the Apollo missions) was launched, landed on the moon and returned in December, 1972.
The base price of the 1972 Barracuda was $2848.00.
1972 Barracuda

The 1972 Olds/Hurst Pace Car
1972 Oldsmobile Pace Car


"Pong" created by Atari introduced the video game craze.

The television shows Sanford and Son, The Bob Newhart Show, The Waltons, Kung Fu, Maude, and Emergency premiered on television in 1972.

The artificial heart was invented by Willem J Koiff.
SALT I treaty limiting nuclear arms signed by United States and USSR. And the USA and USSR sign the ABM Treaty, limiting anti-ballistic missiles.

The American swimmer Mark Spitz won a record 7 gold medals in the Summer Olympics in Munich.

The Volkswagen Beetle became the most popular car ever sold with in excess of 15 million sold.

The number one song for 1972 was "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack. Chuck Berry made it up to number 15 on the charts with "My Ding-A-Ling".

Optical Fiber was invented.


Eleven Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games in Munich were killed after eight members of an Arab terrorist group invaded the Olympic Village; five guerrillas and one policeman were also killed (Sept. 5).

The largest diamond The Star of Sierra leone was unearthed. It was 969.8 carats.

The price of the 1972 Corvette was $6520.40 with all of the options.
1972 Corvette

The 1972 Javelin. American Motors made muscle car history with it's Javelin. It was discontinued in 1974.
1972 Javelin

The Indianapolis Convention Center opened in 1972.

16 survivors from a plane crash in the Andes survived and were rescued after practicing cannibalism.

Five White House operatives were arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee. This was the start of the Watergate Scandal.


The Virginia Slims of Indianapolis (tennis tournament) was first held in 1972 and Chris Evert was the singles winner.

The last of the US ground troops were withdrawn from Vietnam.

Richard Nixon visited China.

Richard Nixon ordered the start for the space shuttle program.

The 1972 Harley Davidson Sportster. The current Sportsters have that same classic look. Some things just never go out of style.
1972 Sportster