Juvénal Habyarimana Seizes Power in Rwanda Coup d’État, July 5, 1973
Date: July 5, 1973
Date: July 5, 1973
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…
David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour. Date: July 3, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On…
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…
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched. 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 1973Aeroflot Flight X-167 Crashes at Semey Airport, 32 Killed, February 28, 1973Martin Cooper Makes First Handheld Mobile Phone…
Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history. Date: January 14, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon. Date: December 28, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 28 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Burst of Joy Photo Symbolizes Vietnam War End, March 17, 1973Senate…