Mars 6 Launches from USSR, August 5, 1973

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…

Aeroflot Flight 19 is hijacked and diverted to Vnukovo International Airport, where the aircraft is stormed by authorities. Date: November 2, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Skylab First U.S. Space Station Launched May…

Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. Date: January 15, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Wounded Knee Standoff Ends, American Indian…

The Paris Peace Accords officially ends the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty. Date: January 27, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Texas…

Watergate scandal: "Saturday Night Massacre": United States President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Solicitor General Robert Bork. Date: October 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20…