Date: May 11, 1973
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…
The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel. Date: April 19, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973David Bowie Retires Ziggy Stardust Persona, Last Show Ever – July 3,…
The Netherlands experiences the first car-free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters. Date: November 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Tom Bradley Elected…
Mars 7 is launched from the USSR. Date: August 9, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Cold War: U.S.-China Agree to Establish Liaison Offices, February 22, 1973Invicta Flight 435 Crashes in Basel Snowstorm, 108…
The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387–35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92–3.) Date: December 6, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This…
In its decision in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller test for determining whether something is obscene and not protected speech under the U.S. constitution. Date: June 21, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day…