On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 à 1920 PNG · created on your device
NYS Gov Rockefeller announces June 22 that he is considering reviewing number of allegations and investigations about corruption among prosecutors and policemen in NYC; statement comes one day afer US Atty W N Seymour claims his investigations have uncovered âextensive corruption in probably every aspect of the administration of justiceâ in NYC; specific complaints noted
Brit Govt announces June 23 that it will allow pound sterling to float; foreignâexch mkts to be closed June 23 and June 26 to allow changeover in trading arrangements
heavy rains from Tropical Storm Agnes flood Susquehanna, Allegheny, James and Chemung Rivers causing widespread disaster in southeast Pa, northern NJ, Va and NYS's S Tier; death toll reaches 26; thousands evacuated; Red Cross officials describe disaster as one of most widespread in US history; illus; map
TONIGHT/NBC‐TV — CIIRONOLOG Irving Price author of bestselling BUYING COUNTRY PROPERTY. Sec adv. TV page. ADVT.
CHONTHANH, South Vietnam, June 22—After suffering) steep casualties for more than’ two months in an unsuccessful attempt to break through a Communist roadblock and enter Anloc, South Vietnam's 21st Division has been relieved of the responsibility for the job Old fresh troops have been thrown into the battle.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 21, 1972, covering June 23, 1972.
The Rolling Stones
Jethro Tull
Roberta Flack
Janis Joplin
The Chi-lites
1972Selma Blair, American actress[â ]
Selma Blair is an American actress. She is known for her roles in Cruel Intentions, Legally Blonde, The Sweetest Thing, and the Hellboy franchise.
1972Louis Van Amstel, Dutch dancer and choreographer[â ]
Louis van Amstel is a Dutch ballroom dance champion, professional dancer, and choreographer who appears on the American reality television series Dancing with the Stars.
1972Zinedine Zidane, French footballer and manager[â ]
Zinedine Yazid Zidane, popularly known as Zizou, is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He most recently coached La Liga club Real Madrid and is one of the most successful coaches in the world. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, and ball control. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or.
1972Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins.[â ]
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. The scandal began in 1972 and ultimately led to Nixon's resignation in 1974, in August of that year. It revolved around members of a group associated with Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign, who broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate Hotel in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972, where they planted listening devices, and Nixon's later attempts to conceal his administration's involvement in the burglary.
1972Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds.[â ]
Title IX is a landmark federal civil rights law in the United States that was enacted as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. It prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or any other education program that receives funding from the federal government. This is Public Law No. 92â318, 86 Stat. 235, codified at 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681â1688.
In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[â ]