June 9th, 1972, was a Friday. It was day 161 of 1972. The decade was the 1970s.
48 years, 11 months and 9 days have passed since June 9th, 1972.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
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Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on June 9th, 1972.
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The date is June 9th, 1972 and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Gemini. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song I'll Take You There by Staple Singers is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Metal Guru by T. Rex is the number one hit song.
Richard Nixon is currently the President of the United States and Edward Heath is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In fashion, the hippie look from the 1960s is still popular. Clothing items such as tie dye shirts, bell-bottoms, midi skirts, gauchos and Mexican blouses are being worn by women. Meanwhile, men are wearing dark satin shirts, ethnic-looking tunics, bell bottom jeans, tweed sports jackets and turtlenecks. It's 1972, so radio stations are playing songs from artists such as Don McLean, Harry Nilsson, Hot Butter, Neil Young, The Moody Blues, Roberta Flack, Bill Withers and Johnny Nash.
On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "What's My Line?", "McCloud", "The Odd Couple" and "Upstairs, Downstairs". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Lassie", "Captain Kangaroo", "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and "The Brady Bunch". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Etch A Sketch, Motorific (slot car toys), Frisbee and Nerf Balls.
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From about 1972 onward, audio cassettes started to become more widespread. Although they lacked the sound quality of vinyl records, they were far more convenient and portable.
Around this period, sales of color TV sets began to surpass sales of the older black-and-white sets. By this stage, almost all of the popular daytime networks were broadcasting in color.
The best NBA players in 1972 were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John Havlicek, Spencer Haywood, Jerry West and Walt Frazier.
In 1972, the best soccer players were Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Günter Netzer, Johan Cruyff, Piet Keizer, Kazimierz Deyna, Gordon Banks, Barry Hulshoff, Włodzimierz Lubański and Bobby Moore.
"The Godfather" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972.
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack would go on to win a Grammy for 1972's Song of the Year.
Movies released in 1972 included The Godfather, The Poseidon Adventure, "What's Up, Doc?", Behind the Green Door, Deliverance, Super Fly, Cabaret, The Getaway, Fritz the Cat, The Legend of Boggy Creek, Jeremiah Johnson, Blacula and Silent Running.
U.S. President Richard Nixon and his National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, were both named as the Time Person of the Year in 1972. Nixon and Kissinger had made history by travelling to China to "open up a dialogue."
The Billboard Charts in 1972 were dominated by Don McLean, Roberta Flack, Gilbert O'Sullivan, America, Joe Tex, Looking Glass and Al Green.
During this period, push-button telephones started to replace the older rotary style landlines.
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Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on June 9th, 1972.
Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on June 9th, 1972.
Jack Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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