In 1972

The United States Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional.

Five men were apprehended by police in an attempt to bug Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C.'s Watergate complex.

The Munich Olympic Games were marred by tragedy when 11 Israeli athletes were killed after eight members of an Arab terrorist group invaded Olympic Village.

Super Bowl VI was a blowout when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Miami Dolphins 24-3. It took seven games, but the Oakland A's defeated the Cincinnati Reds to win the World Series.

Atari introduced the arcade version of Pong, the first video game.

Brian's Song received an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Single Program, Drama or Comedy." All in the Family won an Emmy for "Outstanding Series, Comedy." Three of the show's stars, Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton and Sally Struthers, also won Emmys.

The National Institute of Mental Health and the U.S. Surgeon General issued a report that exposure to violence on television fosters aggression in children.

Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) scanning was developed in England. Prozac (fluoxetine) was developed by Bryan B. Malloy (Scotland) and Klaus K. Schmiegel (U.S.).