Date: August 11, 1973
Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft. Date: April 6, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973John Paul Getty III Ear Ransom Delivered to Newspaper, November 8, 1973Varig Flight 820 Crashes Near Paris, Kills 123, July…
The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the coup d'état in Chile. Date: September 28, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Denmark, Ireland, UK Join…
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…
The Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Date: March 17, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in…
The Bahamas gains full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations. Date: July 10, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Wounded Knee Standoff Ends, American Indian Movement Surrenders, May 8, 1973George Foreman Stops Joe Frazier…
President Nixon nominates House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford as the successor to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. Date: October 12, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973King Mohammed Zahir Shah Deposed by Mohammed…