1972

	It Happened in 1972 The VW Beetle becomes the biggest selling car ever Mark Spitz wins 7 Gold medals for swimming President Nixon makes unprecedented eight-day visit to Communist China Eleven Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games in Munich are killed by Arab terrorists. The pocket calculator is invented by Texas Instruments The Godfather film is released Top record - 1."American Pie" ... Don McLean #1 TV Show - 1. All in the Family (CBS) World Population: 3.860 billion
It Happened at Edison: Gloria Groom and Chris Covington were selected as Miss Edison XV and Mr. Edison XII Cross Country Wins State! Conference Champs in Swimming