A blast from the past, to jog your memories of exciting events and popular culture from 1972.

COST OF LIVING

• Yearly Inflation Rate USA - 3.27%
• Average Cost of a New House - $27,550
• Average Income per Year - $11,800
• Average Monthly Rent - $165
• Cost of a Gallon of Gas - 55 cents
• Wrangler Jeans - $12

U.S. and WORLD HISTORY (only a few positive headlines)

• 1972 was the year Scientists development the Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) scanning technology in England.
• The last US ground troops were withdrawn from Vietnam.
• The Equal Rights Amendment which provided for the legal equality of the sexes passed by the U.S. Senate.
• World leaders agreed to ban biological warfare.
• Apollo 16 with John Young and Charles Duke landed on the Moon with Boing Lunar Rover #2.
• First two female FBI agents started training at Quantico.
• American swimmer Mark Spitz won a record 7 gold medals in the Summer Olympics in Munich.

POPULAR CULTURE

• M*A*S*H premiered on CBS.
• Trekkies rejoiced when the first Star Trek fan convention took place in New York City.
• “Grease” debuted on Broadway, spreading the message “A hickey from Kenickie is like a Hallmark card”.
• Atari released PONG, the first commercially successful video game.
• “Your Mama” (pronounced “Joe Mama”) became a popular phrase amongst the youth.
• The book Jonathan Livingston Seagull was released.
• HBO introduced TV violence, nudity, and obscenity to the comforts of your own living room!
• David Bowie first introduced his glorious alter ego, Ziggy Stardust.
• Mama Mia!  The band ABBA hit the charts.
• Duane “The Rock” Johnson was born.
• Evil Knievel broke 93 bones after successfully clearing 35 cars.
• Paul McCartney and Wings went of their first tour.  Paul was previously with another popular band.