Date: June 3, 1973
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Aeroflot Flight 109 is hijacked mid-flight and the aircraft is subsequently destroyed when the hijacker's bomb explodes, killing all 82 people on board. Date: May 18, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Pioneer 11…
The Bahamas, East Germany and West Germany are admitted to the United Nations. Date: September 18, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973World Airways Flight 802 Crashes in Alaska, Killing Six – September 8,…
The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run. Date: April 28, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day…
Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins. Date: January 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Senate Confirms Gerald Ford as Vice President,…
Norrmalmstorg robbery: Stockholm police secure the surrenders of hostage-takers Jan-Erik Olsson and Clark Olofsson, defusing the Norrmalmstorg hostage crisis. The behaviours of the hostages later give rise to the term Stockholm syndrome. Date: August 28, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 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 1973Mars…