What Happened in Aug 1972

The Doors Release "Full Circle"

Full Circle is the second album released by The Doors after Jim Morrison's death, and also their last album together before they broke up. The... Read more

"Junior Bonner" Is Released

Junior Bonner is a film released in 1972 directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Steve McQueen, Joe Don Baker, Robert Preston and Ida Lupino. The... Read more

'Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!' is Published

Some have suggested that Dr. Seuss wrote Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! as a political allegory about Richard Nixon in the aftermath of... Read more

Games of the XX Olympiad Held in Munich, West Germany

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was... Read more

Bobby Fischer Wins World Chess Championship

In 1972, Bobby Fischer captured the World Championship from Boris Spassky of the USSR in a match widely publicized as a Cold War confrontation. The... Read more