That was the year when...• FBI Boss for 48 years, J Edgar Hoover died, aged 77
• David Bowie unleashes the "Ziggy Stardust" Album on the world
• 'Bloody Sunday' in Northern Ireland when British troops killed 13 protesters
• Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals at the Munich Olympics
• Two Britons become the first people to row across the (8,000 miles) Pacific Ocean
About 1972
In 1972 terrorist activity from the IRA escalated following the horrific murder of protesters by the British Army on, what became known as, 'Bloody Sunday'. Arab terrorists threatened the Olympic games, killing 11 Israeli Olympians.
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• Cabaret
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