Aeroflot Flight 6551 Crashes in Semey, 63 Killed – May 11, 1973

The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet (442 m) as the world's tallest building. Date: May 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Aeroflot Flight 6551 Crashes in Semey, 63…

The right ear of John Paul Getty III is delivered to a newspaper outlet along with a ransom note, convincing his father to pay US$2.9 million. Date: November 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Amílcar Cabral, leader of the independence movement in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, is assassinated in Conakry, Guinea. Date: January 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Paris Peace Accords End Vietnam War; Last American…

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 1973Spyros Markezinis Begins 48-Day Greek Premiership Attempt, October 8, 1973JAT Airways Flight…

Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom are admitted into the European Economic Community. Date: January 1, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Operation Barrel Roll Ends: Covert U.S. Laos Bombing Campaign March 29, 1973Congress…

Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. Date: July 13, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 13 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Aeroméxico Flight 229 Crashes…