December 10, 1972 (Sunday)
- In Japan's parliamentary election, the Liberal Democratic Party won again, losing 24 seats but retaining 271 of the 491 in the lower house of the Diet.
- Amnesty International launched its first worldwide Campaign for the Abolition of Torture.
- Richard Fliehr made his professional wrestling debut in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, under the name of Ric Flair.
- The American League adopted the designated hitter rule, initially on a three-year trial.
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Famous quotes containing the word december:
“Work—work—work,
In the dull December light,
And work—work—work,
When the weather is warm and bright—
While underneath the eaves
The brooding swallows cling
As if to show me their sunny backs
And twit me with the spring.”
—Thomas Hood (1799–1845)