Date: May 25, 1973
Martin Cooper of Motorola makes the first handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs. Date: April 3, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Operation Barrel Roll Ends U.S. Bombing Campaign…
British and Irish authorities sign the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland. Date: December 9, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Netherlands…
Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game. Date: October 21, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Apollo 17 Crew…
The right ear of John Paul Getty III is delivered to a newspaper outlet along with a ransom note, convincing his father to pay US$2.9 million. Date: November 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times are dismissed. Date: May 11, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973District of Columbia Home…
An Iberia McDonnell Douglas DC-9 collides in mid-air with a Spantax Convair 990 Coronado over Nantes, France, killing all 68 people aboard the DC-9, including music manager Michael Jeffery. Date: March 5, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day…