Date: August 22, 1973
Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:59.4, an as-yet-unbeaten record. Date: May 5, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Vietnam War: Last U.S. Combat Soldiers Leave South Vietnam, March 29, 1973Watergate: Butterfield Reveals…
Operation Barrel Roll, a covert American bombing campaign in Laos to stop communist infiltration of South Vietnam, ends. Date: March 29, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Hull House Fire Kills Boy, First Peter…
In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante Sr.. Date: January 22, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on…
Juvénal Habyarimana seizes power over Rwanda in a coup d'état. Date: July 5, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Skylab 4 Launches Three Astronauts on 84-Day Mission, November 16, 1973Ms 7.6 Luhuo Earthquake Devastates…
Texas International Airlines Flight 655 crashes into the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness near Mena, Arkansas, killing all 11 people on board. Date: September 27, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973EgyptAir Flight 741 Crashes…
In the Thammasat student uprising, over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the military government. Seventy-seven are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers. Date: October 14, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Chartered…