Date: March 5, 1973
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) More events from 1973Stockholm Bank Robbery Sparks Hostage Crisis and…
The Netherlands experiences the first car-free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters. Date: November 4, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Operation Barrel Roll…
Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission. Date: November 16, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Concorde 001 Follows Moon’s Shadow…
A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. Date: May 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day…
Watergate scandal: "Saturday Night Massacre": United States President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Solicitor General Robert Bork. Date: October 20, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 20…
World Airways Flight 802 crashes into Mount Dutton in King Cove, Alaska, killing six people. Date: September 8, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Congress of Chile Condemns Allende, Demands Resignation or Force -…