In 1972 - this happened:
Mr. Franklin was born on March 29th, weighing 8.23 pounds.
HBO launched in US as the first subscription cable service
Richard Nixon orders the start for the space shuttle program
Apollo 16 lands on the moon where the Lunar Rover is tested by astronauts John W Young and Charles M Duke
Apollo 17 lands on the moon and the last men to walk on the moon are Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan
Digital Watches are introduced
First scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced (price $395).
The Volkswagen Beetle becomes the most popular car ever sold with in excess of 15 million sold.
Every single one of these facts are pointless compared to the first one