1972
Early seventies date
1972 is a year in the twentieth century, between 1971 and 1973.
Like other year numbers, it functions as a noun or adjective: the 1972 election, back in 1972.
Years are often shortened in speech and informal writing: the class of '72.
1970s political crisis
- Nixon37th U.S. president
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- Pentagon PapersLeaked Defense Department documents
McGovern · Kissinger · George Wallace · Brezhnev · Tanaka · Trudeau · election
Seventies gaming pioneer
- video gamesInteractive electronic entertainment
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- pocket calculatorPortable electronic math tool
- Apollo 17Last crewed moon landing
floppy disk · digital watch · CT scanner · email · ARPANET · home computing
Proposed constitutional sex-equality guarantee
- Title IXFederal educational equity law
- women's liberationMovement for female equality
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- DDT banProhibition of chlorinated insecticide
Gloria Steinem · environmentalism · Earth Day · gay rights · counterculture · antiwar protests · Jane Fonda · Angela Davis
Flamboyant seventies musical style
- David BowieStarman glam rocker
- T. RexBritish glam rock band
- Roxy MusicBritish glam-art ensemble
- Alice CooperTheatrical heavy metal performer
Ziggy Stardust · soul · Motown · Al Green · Stevie Wonder · Marvin Gaye · Eagles · Jackson 5
Olympic Village hostage attack
- Bloody SundayViolent suppression of civilians
- Northern IrelandUK territory sharing island
Iconic mob trilogy
- CabaretEntertainment venue with performances
- SolarisSun's enterprise Unix variant
- ParamountMajor film conglomerate
- cinemaMotion picture theater
Marlon Brando · Al Pacino · Liza Minnelli · Francis Ford Coppola · soundtrack
1972 international athletic event
- chess matchCompetitive game between strategists
- ReykjavikIceland's capital city
- Miami DolphinsFlorida professional football franchise
- perfect seasonWinning every contest
Mark Spitz · Super Bowl · Secretariat · Jack Nicklaus · tennis · Billie Jean King · Roberto Clemente
Watergate
1970s political crisis
- Nixon37th U.S. president
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
McGovern · Kissinger · Pentagon Papers · George Wallace · Brezhnev · Tanaka · Trudeau · election
Atari
Seventies gaming pioneer
- video gamesInteractive electronic entertainment
- microprocessorCompact computing circuit
- pocket calculatorPortable electronic math tool
Apollo 17 · floppy disk · digital watch · CT scanner · email · ARPANET · home computing
Equal Rights Amendment
Proposed constitutional sex-equality guarantee
- Title IXFederal educational equity law
- women's liberationMovement for female equality
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
Gloria Steinem · DDT ban · environmentalism · Earth Day · gay rights · counterculture · antiwar protests · Jane Fonda · Angela Davis
glam rock
Flamboyant seventies musical style
- David BowieStarman glam rocker
- T. RexBritish glam rock band
- Roxy MusicBritish glam-art ensemble
Ziggy Stardust · Alice Cooper · soul · Motown · Al Green · Stevie Wonder · Marvin Gaye · Eagles · Jackson 5 · Carole King
Munich massacre
Olympic Village hostage attack
- Bloody SundayViolent suppression of civilians
- Northern IrelandUK territory sharing island
The Godfather
Iconic mob trilogy
- CabaretEntertainment venue with performances
- SolarisSun's enterprise Unix variant
- ParamountMajor film conglomerate
Marlon Brando · Al Pacino · Liza Minnelli · Francis Ford Coppola · cinema · soundtrack
Munich Olympics
1972 international athletic event
- chess matchCompetitive game between strategists
- ReykjavikIceland's capital city
- Miami DolphinsFlorida professional football franchise
Mark Spitz · perfect season · Super Bowl · Secretariat · Jack Nicklaus · tennis · Billie Jean King · Roberto Clemente
1972antiquity
Great age, ancient era
distant future · ancient times · ancient history · prehistory · prehistoric times
- Munich 1972Olympic hostage crisis