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- From top to bottom, left to right: the Watergate scandal begins with a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, leading to a major U.S. political crisis; U.S. President Richard Nixon makes a historic visit to China, opening diplomatic relations between the two nations; the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich are marred by the Munich massacre as terrorists attack Israeli athletes; Apollo 17 launches as the final mission of the Apollo program, marking humanity’s last crewed Moon landing of the 20th century; Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland sees British troops shoot unarmed protesters, intensifying the Troubles; the 1972 Iran blizzard kills thousands, becoming one of the deadliest blizzards in history; the Magnavox Odyssey is released, pioneering home video game consoles; Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes, leading to a harrowing survival story; and the 1972 Nicaragua earthquake devastates Managua, killing thousands and leaving much of the city in ruins. (en)
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- Eugene Cernan at the LM, Apollo 17, AS17-134-20378.jpg (en)
- Bloody Sunday, Londonderry 1972 .jpg (en)
- Andes Plane Crash Victims Near Wreckage, Dec. 27, 1972.jpg (en)
- Germany Israel Olympics Attack.jpg (en)
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- President Richard Nixon and Premier Chou En-Lai Shake Hands at the Nixons' Arrival in Peking, China.jpg (en)
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