4 September 1972 September 4, 2016 Author: Staff Mark Spitz becomes the first athlete to win seven medals at the one Olympic Games. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Being is desirable because it is identical with Beauty, and Beauty is loved because it is Being. We ourselves possess Beauty when we are true to our own being; ugliness is in going over to another order; knowing ourselves, we are beautiful; in self-ignorance, we are ugly." Ambrose Bierce — Click here for more from Ambrose Bierce Related posts: 16 December 1972 11 July 1972 30 May 1972 8 May 1972 26 December 1972 2 February 1972 17 June 1972 11 October 1972 11 December 1972 21 February 1972 Categories: History Tags: 1972, 4 September