The World Chess Championship of 1972 was a match between challenger Bobby
(above) of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky (below) of the
Soviet Union for the World Chess Championship.The first game of the match began
on July 11, 1972 and took place  in Reykjavik, Iceland. Fischer won the match 12 1/2
to 8 1/2. He became the eleventh official World Champion. 

Boris Spassky

The match begins

Winner Bobby Fischer being congratulated by Boris Spassky

“Sheila” remained in the top position for two weeks on the Billboard
Hot 100 chart and climbed to number six on the R&B charts.

 
              (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993)

Country music artist Conway Twitty was born Harold Lloyd Jenkins in Friars
Point, Mississippi. He had a successful career in early rock and roll, R&B,
and pop music. Conway Twitty held the record for the most number one
singles of any act with 55 #1 Billboard Country hits until George Strait broke
the record in 2006. He received many Country Music Association awards for
duets with Loretta Lynn. The former member of the Grand Ole Opry, he was
inducted into both the Country Music and Rockabilly Halls of Fame. 

”It’s Only Bake Believe” was the first of nine Top 40 hits for Conway.