Audio: July 13, 1972 (first 19 of 20-song playlist)
(Thursday, July 13, 1972) — Paul McCartney and his group Wings performed today at Théâtre Antique Arles, France, the third of 25-stops of the Wings Over Europe Tour, McCartney’s first tour of Continental Europe since The Beatles made a three-city swing through Germany in June 1966.
Video: July 10, 1972 (at 10:47)
(Monday, July 10, 1972, during the Watergate scandal) — Watergate surveillance man Alfred Baldwin today confessed to the FBI his role in the electronic eavesdropping on Democrats in the Watergate office complex. Continue reading Watergate look-out Alfred Baldwin confesses to FBI 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: Galella on Kennedy (at 1:16)
(Wednesday, July 5, 1972) — In the famous free-speech trial Galella v. Onassis, former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis today obtained a restraining order to keep photographer and pioneer paparazzo Ron Galella 50 feet away from her and 75 feet away from her children having had “relentlessly invaded” her privacy in New York.
Video: 'The Original Cast of "Hair" Performs on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"' (Sept. 9, 1968)
(Wednesday, July 1, 1972) — The rock musical Hair closed on Broadway today after 1,729 performances. Hair had opened at the Biltmore Theatre on April 29, 1968.
Video: 'Woman Is the Nigger of the World'
(Saturday July 1, 1972) — Some Time In New York City by John Lennon and Yoko Ono debuted at #190 on today’s Billboard 200 album chart. Continue reading ‘Some Time In New York City’ album by John Lennon, Yoko Ono debuts at #190 in USA 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: June 28, 1972 (at 1:39)
(Wednesday, June 28, 1972, during the Easter Offensive, part of the Vietnam War) — The Second Battle of Quang Tri began today when the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) defeated the North Vietnamese at the ancient citadel of Quang Tri and recaptured most of the province. Continue reading South Vietnamese troops begin counter-offensive to retake Quang Tri Province 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: 'The history of Atari'
(Tuesday, June 27, 1972) — The video game company Atari, Inc., a pioneer in arcade games, home video game consoles, and home computers, was founded today by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in Santa Clara, California.
Video: 'Brown Sugar ' (June 25, 1972, evening)
(Sunday, June 25, 1972, evening) — Bob Freeze and Steve Gebhardt of Butterfly Films concluded filming for Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones, a concert movie featuring the British rock band The Rolling Stones, tonight at Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, Texas. Continue reading Filming of Rolling Stones concert movie concludes 40 years ago tonight (1972)
Video: Mrs. Mitchell telephones Thomas (at 7:00)
(Sunday, June 25, 1972) — Eight days after the Watergate break-in, Martha Mitchell, wife of John Mitchell, who was head of Nixon’s re-election campaign, called UPI White House correspondent Helen Thomas again (see June 22) and asserts that she is a political prisoner in her own home. Continue reading Mitchell’s wife claims she’s a ‘political prisoner’ 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: June 22, 1972 (at 8:11)
(Thursday, June 22, 1972) — Five days after the Watergate break-in, Acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray told White House Counsel John Dean in a private meeting late this evening that he believes Watergate is “a CIA thing,” having traced the burglars’ money to Mexico.
