Timeline December 1972

Events in December 1972 10

• 1884 – 1972 Harry S. Truman 33rd President — ended WWII, Marshall Plan, NATO Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – Dec 26, 1972) was the 33rd President 1945-1953. He ended World War II with the atomic bombs, launched the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe, created NATO, and fought the Korean War.
• 1962 – 1972 Relationship with Joseph Cornell Had a passionate, platonic relationship with the surrealist artist Joseph Cornell, 26 years her senior. They called each other daily, sketched each other, and he sent her personalised collages. The relationship lasted until his death in 1972.
• 1968 – 1972 Olympic Sailing Career Competed in sailing at three consecutive Olympic Games: Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968 and Munich 1972. He also competed in numerous world championships and was a passionate sailor throughout his life.
• 1972 1972: Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus At 25, Brazilian Fittipaldi became the youngest World Champion at that time, winning five races for Lotus.
• 1972 Marriage to Manfred Ramin Married Manfred Ramin, a German conductor. They settled in England, where she enjoyed the countryside and cooking venison.
• 1972 The Temptations top the charts with Papa Was a Rollin' Stone Three Grammys A 12-minute album version — three Grammys.
• 1972 Apollo 17 makes final crewed Moon landing Last humans to walk on the lunar surface Apollo 17 launched on the sixth and final crewed Moon landing mission, with astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spending over three days on the lunar surface. Cernan remains the last person to have walked on the Moon. The mission also produced the famous "Blue Marble" photograph of Earth.
• 1972 Bangladesh constitution takes effect New nation formally adopts its founding charter The constitution of Bangladesh, adopted by the Constituent Assembly the previous month, came into force establishing the country as a parliamentary republic. It followed the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led the new government under the document.
• 1972 East and West Germany sign Basic Treaty Two German states formally recognize each other The Basic Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic normalized relations between the two Cold War German states, though they stopped short of full diplomatic recognition. Both states subsequently joined the United Nations in 1973. The treaty was a centerpiece of West Germany's Ostpolitik.
• 1972 – present Patrick Rafter Pat Back-to-back US Open champion known for his serve-and-volley and sportsmanship.