Nixon Nominates Gerald Ford as Vice President Successor, October 12, 1973

Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook." Date: November 17, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Nixon Nominates Gerald Ford as…

In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante Sr.. Date: January 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on…

Norrmalmstorg robbery: Stockholm police secure the surrenders of hostage-takers Jan-Erik Olsson and Clark Olofsson, defusing the Norrmalmstorg hostage crisis. The behaviours of the hostages later give rise to the term Stockholm syndrome. Date: August 28, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅…

The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City are officially dedicated. Date: April 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Fred Dryer Makes NFL History with Two Safeties in One…

Aeroflot Flight 2022 crashes in the Soviet Union's (now Russia) Volokolamsky District, killing all 51 aboard, including four Lithuanian doctors. Date: December 16, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Geneva Conference on Arab-Israeli Conflict…

EgyptAir Flight 741 crashes into the Kyrenia Mountains in Cyprus, killing 37 people. Date: January 29, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Leon Jaworski Appointed Watergate Special Prosecutor November 1, 1973Athens Polytechnic Uprising Ends…