Friday, December 8, 1972

From the day

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The Headlines

U.S. AIDES ALERTED FOR VIETNAM DM AFTER CEASE‐FIRE

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy

#1 at the box office

$468,245

The must-have

Pong (Atari)

On This Day

• United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. This is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Jim Morrison (1943)
• Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832)
• Mary, Queen of Scots (1542)
• Jean Sibelius (1865)
• Kim Basinger (1953)

Slang

Tech Check

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

Cost of Living (1970)