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17 June 1972 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 June 1972 was a Saturday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “The Candy Man” by Sammy Davis Jr..
- Top Film of 1972
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.
- Bestselling Novel of 1972
- “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” by Richard Bach was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1972.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “All in the Family” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1972–73 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 June 1972 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 June 1972 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 17 June
- 1960 The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 million acres (28,000 km2) of land undervalued at four cents/acre in the 1863 treaty.
- 1963 The United States Supreme Court rules 8–1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.
- 1967 Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
- 1972 Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.
- 1985 Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.
Famous people born on June 17
- Elena Rybakina, Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player (born 1999)
- Will Forte, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (born 1970)
- Thomas Haden Church, American actor (born 1960)
- Odessa A'zion, American actress (born 2000)
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Events of 1972 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1972 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 15 – The Godfather has its premiere at the Loew's State Theatre in New York City.
- April 10 – The 44th Annual Academy Awards, hosted by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jack Lemmon, is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. William Friedkin's The French Connection wins five awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Friedkin.
- April 12 – The X-rated animated movie Fritz the Cat is released.
Life in the US in 1972
President
Richard Nixon
Gas (per gallon)
$0.36
Loaf of Bread
$0.25
Average House
$19,400
Weekly Wage
$154
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