Aviaco Flight 118 Crash Kills 86 in Spain, August 13, 1973
Date: August 13, 1973
Date: August 13, 1973
Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking in airplane lavatories. Date: July 11, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
In Lillehammer, Norway, Mossad agents kill a waiter whom they mistakenly thought was involved in the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre. Date: July 21, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Kingman Arizona BLEVE Kills Eleven…
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 1973Aviaco Flight 118 Crash…
Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. Date: January 14, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 1973Delta Air Lines Flight…
The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states. This decision is subsequently overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2022. Date: January 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅…