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November 8, 1972

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Olympic Fund Barred

By Unknown Author

Voters in Colorado cut off public funds for the 1976 Winter Olympics yesterday. Without the tax money, the International Olympic Committee was all but forced to move the games to another site. Page 31.

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M'COVERN TO BACK MOVES FOR PEACE

By James M. Naughton Special to The New York Times

Sen McGovern concedes defeat of his Pres candidacy and pledges support for Nixon in his efforts for 'peace abroad and justice at home,' speech in Soux Falls, SD, on night of Nov 7; adds however that as leader of 'loyal opposition,' he will continue to oppose any policies he deplored during campaign

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 8, 1972, covering November 8, 1972.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Super Fly (Soundtrack) by Curtis Mayfield

    Super Fly (Soundtrack)

    Curtis Mayfield

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    12
  2. 2
    Album cover for Catch Bull At Four by Cat Stevens

    Catch Bull At Four

    Cat Stevens

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    2
    Peak
    2
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    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Days Of Future Past by The Moody Blues With The London Festival Orchestra (Knight)

    Days Of Future Past

    The Moody Blues With The London Festival Orchestra (Knight)

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
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    61
  4. 4
    Album cover for All Directions by The Temptations

    All Directions

    The Temptations

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Ben by Michael Jackson

    Ben

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

1972Chris Fydler, Australian swimmer[†]

Christopher John Fydler is a former competitive swimmer from Australia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. Fydler represented Australia at an international level from 1989 to 2000. During his career he amassed over 20 national championships including five consecutive national 100-metre freestyle championships. At the Sydney 2000 Olympics, he was a member of the men's 4×100-metre freestyle relay team that defeated the Americans and won the gold medal with Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe and Ashley Callus. It was the first time in Olympic history that the US team had been beaten in that event.

Gretchen Mol

1972Gretchen Mol, American model and actress[†]

Gretchen Mol is an American actress. She is known for her role as Gillian Darmody in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). She also appeared in the films Rounders (1998), Celebrity (1998), The Thirteenth Floor (1999), The Notorious Bettie Page (2005) – in which she played the title character – 3:10 to Yuma (2007), and Manchester by the Sea (2016).

1972Kylie Shadbolt, Australian artistic gymnast[†]

Kylie Shadbolt is an Australian artistic gymnast.

Historical Events

HBO

1972American pay television network Home Box Office (HBO) launches.[†]

Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television service, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is based at Warner Bros. Discovery's corporate headquarters inside 30 Hudson Yards in Manhattan. Programming featured on the service consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television programs as well as made-for-cable movies, documentaries, occasional comedy, and concert specials, and periodic interstitial programs.

Historical Context for November 8, 1972

In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[†]