The Price Is Right Premieres on CBS, Longest-Running U.S. Game Show September 4, 1972

Vietnam War: Communist forces overrun the South Vietnamese town of Loc Ninh. Date: April 7, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Apollo 17 Final Moonwalk by Cernan and Schmitt December 13, 1972UK Imposes Direct…

The Soviet uncrewed spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon. Date: February 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Bloody Sunday: British Paratroopers Kill 13 in Derry, January 30, 1972Munich Massacre: Black September Attacks…

Ceylon adopts a new constitution, becoming a republic and changing its name to Sri Lanka. Date: May 22, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Sun Tzu Art of War Bamboo Slips Discovered in Shandong,…

Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process. Date: June 17, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia…

United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. This is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737. Date: December 8, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day…

Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game. Date: November 29, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 29 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1972Rose Heilbron Becomes First Female Judge at Old Bailey, January 4, 1972Ras Al Khaimah Joins United…