Aeroméxico Flight 229 Crashes on Approach, Killing 27 June 20, 1973
Date: June 20, 1973
Date: June 20, 1973
A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. Date: May 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day…
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 1973American…
The Bahamas gains full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations. Date: July 10, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Dodgers Infield Debuts Together, Sets MLB Record June 13, 1973Aeroflot Flight X-167 Crashes at Semey…
Vietnam War: The US Air Force bombing of Cambodia ends. Date: August 15, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Denmark, Ireland, UK Join European Economic Community January 1, 1973Watergate: Nixon Fires John Dean, Haldeman…
The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states. This decision is subsequently overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2022. Date: January 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅…
Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It replaces the Caribbean Free Trade Association as another step towards Caribbean regional integration. Date: July 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this…