Date: July 5, 1973
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon fires White House Counsel John Dean; other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, resign. Date: April 30, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Kim…
At the 1520 Sedgwick Avenue apartment building in The Bronx, New York, DJ Kool Herc hosts a house party widely considered to mark the birthplace of hip hop culture and music. DJ Kool Herc demonstrates a new technique of beat juggling and Coke La Rock performs a new style of vocal performance called rapping. Date:…
Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. Date: May 14, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Kingman Arizona BLEVE Kills Eleven Firefighters July 5, 1973Kim Dae-jung Kidnapped in South Korea, August 8,…
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…
The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter. 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 1973Chartered Boeing 707 Explodes at Kano Airport, 176 Killed – January 22, 1973Uruguay…
The Primer Congreso del Hombre Andino is inaugurated in Arica, Chile. Date: June 21, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1973Soviet Mars 5 Space Probe Launched July 25, 1973Black September Storms Saudi Embassy, Assassinating…