Major Event/ Sports /PrizesMajor Events of 1972Severe Drought in AfricaWinners in SportsNBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks, 4-1NCAA Football Champs: Notre Dame& AlabamaRecord: 11-0-0 & 11-1-0Heisman Trophy Winner: John Cappelletti,penn state, RBpoints: 1,057Stanley Cup:Montreal Canadiensvs.
Biography of Airey Neave
U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History, Norman Friedmann .The standard history of the development of American destroyers, from the earliest torpedo boat destroyers to the post-war fleet, and covering the massive classes of destroyers built for both World Wars. Gives the reader a good understanding of the debates that surrounded each class of destroyer and led to their individual features.
Biography of Daniel Ellsberg
Shipping and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) was a self-made multi-millionaire who became one of the wealthiest Americans of the 19th century. As a boy, he worked with his father, who operated a boat that ferried cargo between Staten Island, New York, where they lived, and Manhattan.
The word “unprecedented” has become commonplace in conversations about the City during the Coronavirus crisis.Even the wisest and oldest heads in the firms and businesses that make up the Square Mile are struggling to think of a time when the normally busy streets have been so completely abandoned. Their usual inhabitants are instead crouched over kitchen tables or sat in home offices balancing children in one hand and conference calls in the other.
Biography of John Jacob Bausch
