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On the date

Thursday, November 30, 1972

From the day

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Papa Was a Rollin' Stone

The Temptations

The must-have

Pong (Atari)

On This Day

  • Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam because troop levels are now down to 27,000.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

discostreakyuppie

Trucker Cb

10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey

Funk Soul

can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey

Catchphrases of 1972

  • I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse

Tech Check

Video Games (Pong), C Programming Language & HBO (Cable TV).

Cost of Living (1970)

Loaf of Bread

$0.25

Gallon of Gas

$0.36

Average Home

$17,000

New Car

$3,450

Time Elapsed

19,545 days ago

(53 years, 200 days)