American Indian Movement Occupies Wounded Knee in Protest, February 27, 1973

The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War. Date: May 31, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Papua New Guinea gains self-government from Australia. Date: December 1, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Geneva Conference on Arab-Israeli Conflict Opens, December 21, 1973Uruguay President Bordaberry Dissolves Parliament, Establishes Dictatorship, June 27, 1973JAT…

Martin Cooper of Motorola makes the first handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs. Date: April 3, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Sears Tower Topped Out as World’s Tallest…

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 1973Iberia DC-9 Mid-Air Collision Over Nantes Kills 68, March 5, 1973MLB Owners…

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 1973EgyptAir Flight 741 Crashes in Cyprus, Killing 37 – January…

At the 1520 Sedgwick Avenue apartment building in The Bronx, New York, DJ Kool Herc hosts a house party widely considered to mark the birthplace of hip hop culture and music. DJ Kool Herc demonstrates a new technique of beat juggling and Coke La Rock performs a new style of vocal performance called rapping. Date:…