HISTORY AND LIFE
50 Years Ago Today: What Has Changed?
As we head into 2022, how much progress have we really made?
Some things change for the better. Some things barely change at all. And some things, change for the absolute worst. History gives us an unvarnished lens into our progress. It reminds us of all our mistakes and our triumphs.
So, as we head into 2022 — here is a blast from the past. Or rather, a proverbial walk down memory lane. Because I am about to dive into some of the biggest moments from 50 years ago today.
It’s 1972. And 1972 had a lot going on.
It was a year of Northern Irish conflict. It was the year that Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines and the year that Japanese Sargent Shoichi Yokoi was found hiding in the Guam jungle. He had been there since World War II.
1972 saw massive opposition to the Vietnam war and John Lennon and Yoko Ono threatened with deportation for asking Americans to “Give Peace a Chance.” It was also the year that Bobby Fisher became the first American to win the World Chess Championship in Iceland against Boris Spassky.
Some of you may not have been born. I was barely out of diapers.
