1972: The Longest Year in Modern History

1972 holds a unique place in history as the longest year ever recorded, lasting 31,622,402 seconds. This is due to the addition of two leap seconds, one in June and one in December.

Aside from the year's historical events, such as Nixon's countdown after Watergate, the release of 'The Godfather', and the last human step on the Moon by Eugene Cernan, 1972 was also a leap year, with an extra day.

Thus, 1972 lasted two seconds longer than a regular year, totaling 31,622,402 seconds.