Date: May 31, 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…
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 1973ITT Building Bombed in NYC Over Chile…
Aeroflot Flight 109 is hijacked mid-flight and the aircraft is subsequently destroyed when the hijacker's bomb explodes, killing all 82 people on board. Date: May 18, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Netherlands First…
A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters. Date: July 5, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅…
The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee in protest of the federal government. Date: February 27, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Aeroflot Flight X-167 Crashes at Semey Airport, 32 Killed, February 28, 1973Congress…
Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:59.4, an as-yet-unbeaten record. Date: May 5, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Aeroflot Flight 6551 Crashes in Semey, 63 Killed, May 11, 1973Greek Vote to Abolish…