Aeroflot Flight A-13 Crashes After Takeoff, 56 Killed, August 18, 1973
Date: August 18, 1973
Date: August 18, 1973
District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government. Date: December 24, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 24 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Henry Kissinger and LΓͺ Δα»©c Thα»…
The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City are officially dedicated. Date: April 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Iberia DC-9 Mid-Air Collision Over Nantes Kills 68, March 5,…
A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasts only four months. Date: November 24, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 24 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Chile…
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 β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1973David…
The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387β35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92β3.) Date: December 6, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 6 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This…
The Msβ― 7.6 Luhuo earthquake strikes Sichuan Province, causing widespread destruction and killing at least 2,199 people. Date: February 6, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 6 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Indian Airlines Flight 440 Crashes Near Palam Airport,…