September 14th, 1972

What happened?

What happened on September 14th, 1972?

• The first episode of The Waltons is aired on CBS.
• Serial killer Edmund Kemper murders 15-year-old dance student Aiko Koo.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on September 14th, 1972.

• United States: Alone Again (naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan
• United Kingdom: Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade

Take me back to September 14th, 1972!

Ready for a walk down memory lane?

The date is September 14th, 1972, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves.

In America, the song Alone Again (naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Mama Weer All Crazee Now by Slade is the number-one hit song. Richard Nixon is the President of the United States, and the movie The Godfather is at the top of the box office.

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.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Jackie Robinson, Janet Munro, Harry S. Truman, and Lyndon B. Johnson would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Brady Bunch", "The Partridge Family", "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour", and "Sanford and Son". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "JOT the Dot", "Groovie Goolies", "Archie's TV Funnies", and "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids".

Popular toys at the moment include Troll doll, Etch A Sketch, Lite-Brite, and Nerf Balls.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 14th, 1972.

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  The Waltons.

  In September 1972, a new historical drama series called "The Waltons" made its debut on CBS.

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  The Co-ed Killer is targeting students in California.

  Between May of 1972 and April of 1973, serial killer Edmund Kemper (aka the "Co-ed Killer") was targeting female college students in California.

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  Music cassette tapes are becoming popular.

  Audio cassettes started becoming widespread from about 1972 onward. Although they lacked the sound quality of vinyl records, they were far more convenient and portable.

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  Color TV surpasses black-and-white.

  Sales of color TV sets were beginning to surpass sales of the older black-and-white models. By this stage, almost all of the popular daytime networks were broadcasting in color.

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  The US is winding down its involvement in the Vietnam War.

  During 1972, the war in Vietnam was still ongoing. However, the US had greatly reduced their presence in the country. Between 1971 and 1972, the number of US troops in Vietnam fell from 156,800 to 24,200. Instead of keeping soldiers on the ground, the US shifted its focus to providing air support while negotiators in Paris tried to hammer out a peace agreement.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1972?

  The best NBA players in 1972 were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John Havlicek, Spencer Haywood, Jerry West and Walt Frazier.

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  Best soccer players.

  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.

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  The Godfather.

  "The Godfather" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1972.

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  Roberta Flack - "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"

  "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.

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  1972 in movies.

  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.

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  Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger.

  US President Richard Nixon and his National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger were both named Time Person of the Year in 1972. Nixon and Kissinger had made history by traveling to China to "open up a dialogue."

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  1972 in music.

  The Billboard Charts in 1972 were dominated by Don McLean, Roberta Flack, Gilbert O'Sullivan, America, Joe Tex, Looking Glass and Al Green.

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  Have a nice day!

  The smiley face and phrases such as "Have a nice day!" and "Have a happy day!" were being plastered onto t-shirts, mugs, and badges.

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  Bell-bottoms.

  Bell-bottoms (flares) were in fashion.

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  Wallpaper.

  Wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

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  Office workers are using typewriters.

  Although personal computers began to emerge during the 1970s, typewriters were still the norm for most office workers.

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  The Volkswagen Beetle.

  The Volkswagen Beetle was one of the most common cars on the road. Sales of the vehicle increased following the release of the 1968 film The Love Bug (and its subsequent spin-offs).

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  The Hippie movement.

  The hippie counterculture reached its peak during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The movement, which sprung up in opposition to the Vietnam War, was centered around peace, psychedelic music, sexual liberation, bright colors, and drugs such as LSD and marijuana.

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  Lava lamps are all the rage.

  Sales of lava lamps increased in the late 1960s. It wasn't until the second half of the 1970s that they started to go out of fashion.

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  The afro hairstyle is at its peak in popularity.

  The afro hairstyle took off during the 1960s and early 1970s. Public figures such as Angela Davis, Pam Grier, Jimi Hendrix, and the Jackson 5 were among those who sported the style.

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  The push-button telephone.

  Push-button telephones were beginning to replace the older rotary-style landlines.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 50 years, 8 months, and 14 days have passed since September 14th, 1972.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 37 of 1972.
• Leap Year: 1972 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: People born on September 14th, 1972, are now 50 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1972 belong to the Generation X generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 85273200.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to September 14th, 1972.

• August 22nd, 1972: The International Olympic Committee suspends Rhodesia due to its racist policies.
• September 4th, 1972: The first episode of the American game show "The Price Is Right" is broadcast on television.
• September 5th, 1972: The Munich massacre occurs when eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team are killed by a Palestinian group called Black September.
• September 12th, 1972: The American sitcom "Maude", starring Beatrice Arthur, begins airing on CBS.
• This date: September 14th, 1972
• September 17th, 1972: The first episode of "M*A*S*H" is aired.
• September 24th, 1972: 12 children and 11 adults are killed at an airshow in Sacramento when an F-86 fighter crashes into an ice cream parlour.
• October 13th, 1972: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes into the Andes mountain range, where survivors are later forced to resort to cannibalism.
• October 13th, 1972: 174 people are killed when Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes close to Moscow.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 14th, 1972, will have the star sign Virgo.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1972 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
• Native American Zodiac: September 14th, 1972 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
• Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

Photos of 1970s fashion.

Photographs of 1970s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1972.

1972 saw the introduction of cars such as the Honda Civic, the Chevrolet LUV, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the BMW 5 Series, the Ford Thunderbird (sixth generation) and the Renault 5.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1972.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out September 14th, 1978, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on September 14th, 1972 was most likely conceived around December 23rd, 1971.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 14th, 1972 is close to June 7th, 1973.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about September 14th, 1972.

• A total of 18,518 days have passed since this date.
• 2,645 weeks have passed.
• 1,599,955,200 seconds have passed since the September 14th, 1972.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,866,614,400 times.
• Since September 14th, 1972, the Earth has travelled approximately 825,576,883,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 266,659,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 137,596,147 steps. That's about 61,154 miles!
• Since this date, 19,199,462 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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