Date: June 20, 1973
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…
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 1973Aeroméxico Flight 229 Crashes on Approach, Killing 27 June 20, 1973Elvis Presley’s Aloha from Hawaii…
In a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey and Bill Russell play together as an infield for the first time, going on to set the Major League Baseball record of staying together for 8+1⁄2 years. Date: June 13, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia…
Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago sign the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago establishing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It replaces the Caribbean Free Trade Association as another step towards Caribbean regional integration. Date: July 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this…
A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. Date: July 12, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Ezeiza Massacre: Snipers Attack Left-Wing Peronists in Buenos…
The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee in protest of the federal government. Date: February 27, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Tom Bradley Elected First Black Mayor of Los Angeles May 29, 1973Portuguese…