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1972 Volkswagen Beetle

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In 1972 the 15,007,034th Volkswagen Beetle produced broke the record for the most popular automobile in history.

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Deadliest Recorded Blizzard Hits Iran

In February 1972 a week-long period of low temperatures and severe winter storms resulted in the deaths of over 4,000 people. It was the deadliest blizzard in recorded history.

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Nixon Visits China

In February 1972 President Richard Nixon and his senior advisers engaged in substantive discussions with the People’s Republic of China leadership, including  chairman Mao Zedong, First Lady Pat Nixon toured schools, factories and hospitals in the cities of Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai. Nixon dubbed his visit “the week that changed the world.”

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Mariner 9 Images of Mars

In October 1972 Mariner 9 successfully returned 7,329 images, covering 85% of Mars’ surface, over the course of its mission.

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Bloody Sunday – Derry Ireland

In January 1972 Bloody Sunday was a massacre of 26 unarmed civilians by British soldiers during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry,

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Last Imperial Japanese Soldier Hiding in Jungle

In January 1972 Shōichi Yokoi (横井 庄) an Imperial Japanese Army sergeant was discovered in the jungles of Guam.

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Nixon Plan for Peace in Vietnam

In 1972 the military contingents of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand left South Vietnam. The United States continued to to assist the South Vietnamese in combat, primarily with air power as negotiators in Paris tried to hammer out a peace agreement and withdrawal strategy.

In January 1972 U.S. President Richard Nixon announced that 70,000 American troops would be pulled out of Vietnam by May 1, cutting the existing force of 139,000 by half.

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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

In the late 1960s, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi achieved fame as the guru to the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and other celebrities. In January 1972 , he announced his goal of establishing 3,600 transcendental meditation (TM) centers, each with 1,000 teachers.

TM is a form of meditation involving the silent repetition of a mantra 15–20 minutes twice per day.

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Top Songs of 1971

Top Songs of 1971 

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Doctors Without Borders established

 

In December 1971 two groups of French doctors involved in humanitarian aid merged to form Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders)

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