Primer Congreso del Hombre Andino Inaugurated in Arica, Chile June 21, 1973

The Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Date: March 17, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in…

The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, US. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation. Date: June 24, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…

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 1973Iberia…

The United States Congress overrides President Richard Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval. Date: November 7, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Operation…

Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position. Date: January 11, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Boeing 707 Explodes on Landing at Kano Airport, 176…

A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist Peter Dinsdale. Date: June 23, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June…