Aeroflot Flight 6551 Crashes in Semey, 63 Killed, May 11, 1973

Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon fires White House Counsel John Dean; other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, resign. Date: April 30, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Supreme…

Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched. Date: July 25, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Invicta Flight 435 Crashes in Basel Snowstorm, 108 Killed, April 10, 1973Ellsberg Pentagon Papers Charges Dismissed Over Government…

Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. Date: July 13, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Black September Storms Saudi…

Martin Cooper of Motorola makes the first handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs. Date: April 3, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Pioneer 11 Spacecraft Launch April 6, 1973Pan…

In a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey and Bill Russell play together as an infield for the first time, going on to set the Major League Baseball record of staying together for 8+1⁄2 years. Date: June 13, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia…

In protest against the dictatorship in Greece, the captain and crew on Greek naval destroyer Velos mutiny and refuse to return to Greece, instead anchoring at Fiumicino, Italy. Date: May 25, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)…