Date: July 4, 1973
The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, US. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation. Date: June 24, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
Aviaco Flight 118 crashes on approach to A Coruña Airport in A Coruña, Spain, killing all 85 people on the plane and one other one the ground. Date: August 13, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 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 1973EgyptAir Flight 741 Crashes…
A Delta Air Lines jetliner, flight DL 723 crashes while landing in fog at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts killing 89. Date: July 31, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Operation Barrel Roll Ends:…
The Paris Peace Accords officially ends the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty. Date: January 27, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Uruguay…
A flash fire kills 50 people at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man. Date: August 2, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Roger Williamson Killed in Dutch Grand Prix Crash, July…