Date: September 20, 1973
Operation Barrel Roll, a covert American bombing campaign in Laos to stop communist infiltration of South Vietnam, ends. Date: March 29, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Cold War: U.S.-China Agree to Establish Liaison…
Driver Roger Williamson is killed during the Dutch Grand Prix, after a suspected tire failure causes his car to pitch into the barriers at high speed. Date: July 29, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176. Date: January 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973David Bowie Retires Ziggy Stardust Persona, Last Show Ever -…
Yom Kippur War: Israel loses more than 150 tanks in a failed attack on Egyptian-occupied positions. Date: October 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Sears Tower Topped Out as World’s Tallest Building, May…
Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft. Date: April 6, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Kim Dae-jung Kidnapped in South Korea, August 8, 1973Aeroflot Flight 109 Hijacking and Bombing Kills 82, May 18, 1973Concorde 001…
The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter. Date: April 6, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Geneva Conference on Arab-Israeli Conflict Opens, December 21, 1973House Confirms Gerald Ford as…