Watergate Scandal Televised Senate Hearings Begin May 17, 1973

A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters. Date: July 5, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅…

Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. Date: January 14, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Aeroflot Flight A-13 crashes after takeoff from Baku-Bina International Airport in Azerbaijan, killing 56 people and injuring eight. Date: August 18, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon…

Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. Date: May 14, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Hanoi Taxi Last Flight of Operation Homecoming, April 4, 1973Soviet Tu-144 Crashes Near Goussainville, Killing 14…

Driver Roger Williamson is killed during the Dutch Grand Prix, after a suspected tire failure causes his car to pitch into the barriers at high speed. Date: July 29, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Aviaco Flight 118 crashes on approach to A Coruña Airport in A Coruña, Spain, killing all 85 people on the plane and one other one the ground. Date: August 13, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More…