1972, The Longest Year in History, Volume 1

BLAKE LEE MAHON

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. 1972 was not just a year—it was a turning point in the story of humanity. Time itself bent when leap seconds were added for the first time in history, but that technical anomaly only hinted at the deeper...

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Introduction — 1972: The Longest Year in History

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Chapter 1 — The Year That Wouldn’t End

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A Machine Bound for the Stars

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The Limits to Growth

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The Godfather Arrives

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Rights in the Courts and Congress

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The Easter Offensive Begins

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A Month of Contrasts

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Chapter 2 — Fire in Derry

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Chapter 3 — Ghosts of Old Wars: Shoichi Yokoi

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Chapter 4 — Nixon in Beijing

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Chapter 5 — February in Flames and Hope

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Chapter 6 — The Limits of Growth (March 1972)

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Chapter 7 — Easter Firestorm (April 1972)

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Chapter 8 — Apollo 16 and the Moon’s Last Footsteps

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Chapter 9 — The Biological Weapons Ban

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Chapter 10 — Burundi in Blood

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Chapter 11 — Chile’s Copper Gamble

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Chapter 12 — Seeds of a New World

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APPENDIX 1: 1972 — DAILY CHRONOLOGY

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APPENDIX 2: Top 50 impactful Events

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APPENDIX 3: Profiles of Leaders

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APPENDIX 4 — Treaty Documents & Key Speeches

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APPENDIX 4 — Terror & Assassinations Log (1972)

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APPENDIX 5 — Bibliography & Suggested reading

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