Date: December 15, 1973
A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term "Stockholm syndrome". Date: August 23, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅…
British and Irish authorities sign the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland. Date: December 9, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Billie…
Concorde 001 intercepts the path of a total solar eclipse and follows the moon's shadow, experiencing the longest total eclipse observation. Date: June 30, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Luis Carrero Blanco Assassinated…
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…
Singer Jim Croce, songwriter and musician Maury Muehleisen and four others die when their light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Natchitoches Regional Airport in Louisiana. Date: September 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon fires White House Counsel John Dean; other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, resign. Date: April 30, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Kim…