A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176. Date: January 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo Moon landing mission. Date: January 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 📅…
Amílcar Cabral, leader of the independence movement in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, is assassinated in Conakry, Guinea. Date: January 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 20 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. Date: January 15, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position. Date: January 11, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins. Date: January 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched. Date: January 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
In his second shooting spree of the week, Mark Essex fatally shoots seven people and wounds five others at Howard Johnson's Hotel in New Orleans, before being shot to death by police officers. Date: January 7, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1973…