Median Household Income: $9,697 per year
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.08
Wimbledon Women's Champion: Billie Jean King d. E. Goolagong (6-3 6-3)
Wimbledon Men's Champion: Stan Smith d. I. Nastase (4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5)
Gloria Steinem's Ms magazine debuts.
Atari introduces the arcade version of Pong, the first video game. The home version comes out in 1974.
Time Inc. transmits HBO, the first pay cable network.
The compact disk is developed by RCA (US).
The video disk is introduced by Philips Company (Netherlands).
Electronic mail is introduced. Queen Elizabeth will send her first email in 1976.
Apollo XVII, the last manned moon landing to date, returns to Earth with 250 pounds of lunar samples. Background: US Staffed Space Flights
The antidepressant Prozac (fluoxetine) is developed by Bryan B. Malloy (Scotland) and Klaus K. Schmiegel (US).
The National Institute of Mental Health and the surgeon general issue a report that claims exposure to violence on television fosters aggression in children.
Grammy Awards 1972
Record of the Year: "It's Too Late," Carole King
Album of the Year: Tapestry, Carole King (Ode)
Song of the Year: "You've Got a Friend," Carole King, songwriter
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