Oct 1972 Events

1972 Oct The Bee Gees release To Whom It May Concern
To Whom It May Concern is the Bee Gees' tenth studio album (eighth internationally), released in October 1972. It was the follow-up , and continued the melancholic and personal sound of i...
1972 Oct 6 Genesis Releases "Foxtrot"
Foxtrot is the fourth studio album by British rock band Genesis and the second from the band lineup which included Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, and Steve Hack...
1972 Oct 12 "The King Of Marvin Gardens" Is Released
The King of Marvin Gardens is a 1972 American drama film. It stars Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn and Scatman Crothers. It is one of several collaborations between Nicholson an...
1972 Oct 13 Andes Flight Disaster
"In fact, our survival had become a matter of national pride. Our ordeal was being celebrated as a glorious adventure… I didn't know how to explain to them that there was no glory in those..." —Nando Parrado
1972 Oct 13 The Rolling Stones Release 'Rock'n'Rolling Stones'
Rock 'n' Rolling Stones is a compilation album by The Rolling Stones released in 1972. It reached #41 in the British chart. The album contains five Chuck Berry covers and also Berry-re...
1972 Oct 14
to 1972 Oct 22
 1972 World Series
The 1972 World Series matched the American League champion Oakland Athletics against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with the A's winning in seven games. These two teams wou...
1972 Oct 15 Jackie Robinson Throws Out The First pitch At The Second Game Of The World Series
On October 15, 1972, Jackie Robinson threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the second game of the World Series commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of his becoming the first Afric...
1972 Oct 16
to 1979 Jan 22
 Operation "Wrath of God"
Operation Wrath of God, also called Operation Bayonet, was a covert operation directed by Israel and the Mossad to assassinate individuals alleged to have been directly or indirectly invo...
1972 Oct 18 Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972 (Clean Water Act)
The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Commonly abbreviated as the CWA, the act established the goals of eliminating releases to wa...
1972 Oct 24 Jackie Robinson Dies
Robinson's body, which had served him well as an athlete, failed early. Heart disease complications and diabetes weakened him and made him almost blind by middle age. On October 24, 1972,...
1972 Oct 28 Stevie Wonder Releases Talking Book
Talking Book is the fifteenth album by Stevie Wonder, released on October 27, 1972. It was the second of five consecutive albums referred to as his "classic period", along with Music of M...
1972 Oct 30 Illinois Central Commuter Train Crash
Thirty-nine people were killed and more than 200 injured Monday when an electric commuter train that was trying to back up after apparently overshooting a station was rammed from behind b...